Legal Opinion

Scovill v. Scovill

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided August 9, 1939No. 14934PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Baker.

In this case the beneficiaries by way of remainder under a trust created by the will of the late Warren N. Scovill are attacking the validity of a substitution of trustees made in 1924, and they seek to open up the accounting made by the original trustees in that cause.

Under the will in question certain trusts were created under the terms of which Edward N. Scovill and Emily O. Wannamaker were appointed as trustees to administer the trust property for the use and support of the testator’s son, Sheldon Scovill, and for the maintenance…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Scheper v. ScheperSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
  2. Haggin v. StrausCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
  3. Sullivan v. LatimerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1892

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. American National Bank of Beaumont v. BiggsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
  2. Page v. PageSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1963
  3. American National Bank of Beaumont v. BiggsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954

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