Owings v. Wood
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Mümminger, J., Greenville, November, 1915. Action 'for partition by T. R. Owings and others against Minerva Wood and others. Decree for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal. distinguishes 93 S. C. 182, and cites: As to construction of will: 1 McC. R. 49; 3 Hill R. 194; McM. Eq. 206; 2 Strob. Eq. 221; 1 Rich. Eq. 400; 3 Rich.
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Before Mümminger, J., Greenville, November, 1915. Action 'for partition by T. R. Owings and others against Minerva Wood and others. Decree for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal. distinguishes 93 S. C. 182, and cites: As to construction of will: 1 McC. R. 49; 3 Hill R. 194; McM. Eq. 206; 2 Strob. Eq. 221; 1 Rich. Eq. 400; 3 Rich. Eq. 574; 3 S. C. 77; 4 S. C. 18; 4 S. C. 83 ; 11 S. C. 306; 17 S. C. 434; 11 S. C. 306; 40 Cyc. 1396, 1398, 1428, 1459, 1412, 1495; 37 S. C. 255; lb. 265; 69 S. C. 292; 52 S. C. 561; 30 A. & E. Enc. of R. 668 and 675 ; 6 Rich Eq. 26. Heirs expectant: Civil Code 3555.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chirr Justice; Gary.
This is an action for partition, and involves the construction of Robertson M. Owings’ will, who died in 1880, leaving Charity Owings, his second wife, and the following children by a former wife, to wit: Minerva Wood, Susan Jones, Polly McCreary, and Elizabeth Owings; also the following children, by his second wife, viz.: Rebecca Jones, John W. Owings, J. R. Owings, and T. R. Owings. Polly McCreary, Elizabeth Owings, and John W. Owings died without leaving lineal descendants. J. R. Owings died leaving surviving him his widow,…
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