Satcher v. Grice
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Klugh, J., Edgefield, Action for possession of real estate by Amos W. Satcher, jr., et al. v. Eucretia Grice and Culbreath Grice.
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Before Klugh, J., Edgefield, Action for possession of real estate by Amos W. Satcher, jr., et al. v. Eucretia Grice and Culbreath Grice. From judgment of nonsuit plaintiffs appeal. cite: No title in plaintiffs until will is probated, and statute cannot commence to run until right to sue acames: 18 S. C., 527; 146 Mass., 155; 1 Pick., 114; 12 Allen, 1; 106 Ind., 118; 94 N. Y., 243; 67 Ala., 173; 27 Id.-, 74. Statute will not run agamst remainderman until death of life tenant: 16 S. C., 221; 25 S. C., 519. Title being shown, the laiv presumes possession within statutory limits: Code, 101; 25 S.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
This is an action to recover the possession of land, and the appeal is from a judgment of nonsuit, based on the ground that plaintiffs’ action is barred by the statute of limitations. The plaintiffs claimed title to the land in dispute under the will of their grand-father, Amos W. Satcher, sr., who died in 1842, seized and possessed of the said land. The will was dated January 18th, 1842, but was not probated until in May, 1896, a few days before the commencement of this action. The second clause of the will devised the land to his…
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