Patton v. First Presbyterian Church

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Fraser.

This is an interesting case and of far-reaching consequences. Much more learning and intelligent labor-has been expended than, in the view this Court takes of the case, was necessary. The cardinal question in the case is quite simple. Vardry McBee conveyed a tract of land to certain trustees. That portion of the deed which requires construction reads:

“ ‘Whiteford Smith, John Adams, and Logan B. Cline, trustees of the Greenville C. H. Church, now in connection with the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States,…