Adams v. Chaplin
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
TMs case came to a hearing before Chancellor Harper, at Coosa-whatchie, January, 1830. The decree so fully recites the facts, and develops the merits of the case, as to supersede the necessity of any other report. who cited and commented on the following authorities Beclon v. Bedon, 2 Bailey, 231 ; 6 Cruise, tit. 38, chap. 12 ; Porter v. Bradley, 3 Terni Rep. 1 43 ; Forth t~. Chapman, 1 Pr.
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TMs case came to a hearing before Chancellor Harper, at Coosa-whatchie, January, 1830. The decree so fully recites the facts, and develops the merits of the case, as to supersede the necessity of any other report. who cited and commented on the following authorities Beclon v. Bedon, 2 Bailey, 231 ; 6 Cruise, tit. 38, chap. 12 ; Porter v. Bradley, 3 Terni Rep. 1 43 ; Forth t~. Chapman, 1 Pr. Wms. 663; Reed v. Sue]]; 2 Atk. 646; Fearne (Butler's Ed.) 471; 7 T. R. ~20; 1 H. Black. 30; 1 Cruise, 70; Pearne, 561; 7 Oranch, 469; 3 Yes. & Beames, 69 ; Co. Lit. n. 338 (a); 2 Black. Corn. 177; Fearne,…
1Opinion of the Court
Harper, Chancellor.
Benjamin Chaplin, the elder, of St. Helena Parish, by his will,-dated in 1166, devised the tract of land which is in *182question in this suit, in manner following : “ I give and bequeath to my son John all the rest of my tract of land where I now live, be it more or less, to him and his heirs, for ever; bul if he should die without lawful heir, or before he is twenty-one years old, then ,tis my my will the said land should go to and descend to my son William, and to his heirs for ever.” John Chaplin, the devisee, by his will, dated in 1716, devised the same land as follows —…
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