Bell v. Edwards
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before DanTzlRR, J., Abbeville, Action by R. O. Bell against Janie Edwards and A. B. Edwards, in their own right and as administrators of John G. Edwards et al. From Circuit decree, plaintiff appeals. cites: There is sufficient evidence to show the trust: 1 McC; Ch., 130; 1 Strob. Eq., 363; IS Rich.
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Before DanTzlRR, J., Abbeville, Action by R. O. Bell against Janie Edwards and A. B. Edwards, in their own right and as administrators of John G. Edwards et al. From Circuit decree, plaintiff appeals. cites: There is sufficient evidence to show the trust: 1 McC; Ch., 130; 1 Strob. Eq., 363; IS Rich. Eq., 213; 52 S. C., 388. On the subject of resulting trusts: 51 S. C., 37; 59 S. C., 467, 283; 25 S. C, 309; 26 S. C, 231; 27 S. C, 39; 31 S. C., 60; 32 S. C., 590; 38 S. C., 410. Action is not barred by statute of limitations and adverse possession: 2 McC. Oh., 143; Perry on Trusts, sec. 864; 35…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
The plaintiff seeks in this action to have a trust declared for the heirs of Elizabeth Bell, deceased, in the tract of land described in the complaint. On December 3, 1877, J. E. G. Bell, father of plaintiff and of defendants, J. H. Bell, Rosa Gregory, W. E. Bell, Georgia Baskin 'and Janie Edwards, being indebted to' sundry parties, among whom were his wife, Elizabeth Bell, and the firm of Wardlaw & Edwards, who were judgment creditors; the tract of land in question was sold on that day by the sheriff of Abbeville County to Mrs.…
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