Swygert v. Keel

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Blease.

The facts giving rise to this action are briefly these. Some time in 1892, C. A. Keel died seized and possessed of a tract *283of land situate, in Aiken County, this State, containing some 400 acres, which tract of land is the land in question herein. By his will, which was duly probated, he gave all of his property, real and personal, to his wife for life or widowhood, and at her death to be equally divided among his seven children, naming them, except one, namely, Hattie Bates, who was to account for 41 acres before receiving anything…