Alderman v. Alderman

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Baker.

Some time prior to the death of D. W. Alderman, Sr, who owned practically all of the stock of D. W. Alderman & Sons Company and Alcolu Railroad Company, South Carolina corporations, which stock comprised substantially his entire property, he divided his holdings or stock equally amongst his six children, R. J. Alderman, Paul R. Aider-man, Mrs. Mary Lula Shaw, Miss Martha Alderman, Mrs. Mozelle A. Rice, and D. W. Alderman, Jr. There is some question as to when D. W. Alderman, Jr, came into posses sion of his stock, but it is immaterial…