Rountree v. Lane
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Norton, J., Barnwell, November, 1888. Action by Perry Rountree, Eaves Rountree, Whitmore Rountree, Richard Rountree, and M. L. Anderson against Julia Lane and William D. Lane, commenced March 6, 1888. The Circuit decree was as follows: Upon the issue as to the agreement to adopt the divisions made in the life-time of the parents, there is an irreconcilable contradiction in the testimony. I concur with the master.
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Before Norton, J., Barnwell, November, 1888. Action by Perry Rountree, Eaves Rountree, Whitmore Rountree, Richard Rountree, and M. L. Anderson against Julia Lane and William D. Lane, commenced March 6, 1888. The Circuit decree was as follows: Upon the issue as to the agreement to adopt the divisions made in the life-time of the parents, there is an irreconcilable contradiction in the testimony. I concur with the master. The witnesses may be equally credible, but the circumstances corroborate the master’s view. The deed by W. D. Lane and his brother and sisters to Blanton is relied on as an…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice McGowan.
In 1846 one David Burckhalter conveyed to his daughter, Farlina, wife of David Lane, a tract of land, containing, by resurvey, 885 acres, “during her natural life, and after her death to the heirs or heir of her body that may then be'living, her and theirs, his or her executors, administrators, and assigns,” &c. Farlina died in 1877, leaving as her heirs four children, viz., W. D. Lane, Ursula Rountree, Missouri L. Anderson, and John R. Lane.
The plaintiffs, children and grandchildren of Farlina, claiming to be tenants in common, or…
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