Beaty v. Richardson
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Klugh, J., Spartanburg, October, 1898. Action to set aside devise and for partition by Eugene Beaty, by guardian ad litem, against Violet Richardson, alias Violet Beaty, in her own right and as executrix of W. B. Beaty, Violet Beaty, the younger,' and Charlotte Beaty. The Circuit decree is as follows: Many years ago W. B. Beaty intermarried with the defendant, Charlotte Beaty. The issue of the marriage was one child, the plaintiff, Eugene Beaty.
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Before Klugh, J., Spartanburg, October, 1898. Action to set aside devise and for partition by Eugene Beaty, by guardian ad litem, against Violet Richardson, alias Violet Beaty, in her own right and as executrix of W. B. Beaty, Violet Beaty, the younger,' and Charlotte Beaty. The Circuit decree is as follows: Many years ago W. B. Beaty intermarried with the defendant, Charlotte Beaty. The issue of the marriage was one child, the plaintiff, Eugene Beaty. After living with his wife for several years in the town of Union, W. B. Beaty, familiarly known as Bird Beaty, left her and took up his…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice McIver.
This is an appeal from the decree of his Honor, Judge Klugh, a copy of which should be incorporated by the Reporter in his report of this case, based upon exceptions which raise the following questions: 1st. Whether the defendant, Charlotte Beaty, is entitled to dower in the real estate of which her husband, W. B. Beaty, died seized and possessed. 2d. Whether she is entitled to a homestead in her said husband’s estate. 3d. Whether she is entitled to a distributive share in such part of her deceased husband’s estate as to which…
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