Legal Opinion

Howell v. Littlefield

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided December 30, 1947No. 16025PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

December 30, 1947. Joel Clarence Berry of Greenville County died in 1945 leaving his will dated December 29, 1932. He was survived by two daughters, to whom the will contained bequests of $100.00 each, with the balance of his property, real and personal, to his two sisters and two brothers in equal shares, and one of the sisters was appointed as executrix. In such capacity she is the appellant here. Testator's children are the sole respondents.

Whether there is a surviving widow of testator, Laura Williams Edwards Berry, to whom he was married at Pickens Court House on October 5, 1942, was an…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bannister v. BannisterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1929
  2. Whitcomb v. MandervilleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1912
  3. Fultz v. McKnightSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
  4. Lemon v. LemonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1930
  5. Boggs-Tate Co. v. BishopSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1929

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. BRITTSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1959
  2. State v. HollmanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1958
  3. Whitmire v. Cass, MayorSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1948
  4. Campbell v. ChristianSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1959
  5. South Carolina National Bank v. Florence Sporting Goods, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1962

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