Croft Ex Rel. McKie v. McKie

Oxner, Justice.

In this action to quiet title to a tract of land in McCormick County, the Court is called upon to construe the will of Dr. Thomas J. McKie who died in 1898, leaving a large estate which included considerable land then situate in Edgefield County but now a part of McCormick County. He left surviving a widow, Mrs. Margaret L. McKie, and seven children, namely, James, Martha, Josias, Mary, Daniel, Margaret and Lucile.

Uuder his will, which was executed about two weeks prior to his death, his entire estate was given to his widow “for and during the term of her natural life, or…