McGowan v. Reid
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Izlar, J., Laurens, February, 1890. Mr. Justice McGowan did not sit in this case. It was an action by David R. McGowan against Geo. T. Reid.
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Before Izlar, J., Laurens, February, 1890. Mr. Justice McGowan did not sit in this case. It was an action by David R. McGowan against Geo. T. Reid. The judgment of the Circuit Court was as follows : This action w'as commenced about December 17th, 1888, the object of which was to recover possession of the tract of land described in the complaint, with damages for the detention thereof from the defendant, Reid, who’was in possession, and was to have the partition and division of said tract of land, heretofore had between said plaintiff and John T. McGowan, his tenant in common, and defendant’s…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mu. Chiee Justice SimpsoN.
William McGowan, late of the County of Laurens, died in 1869. He left a will and a widow and four children, a daughter and three sons, to wit, Mrs. E. Strain, John T., David R., and William McGowan. He devised *172bis real estate to his widow for life, with remainder to his children. John T. was appointed his executoi’, and qualified. After the death of the widow, Mrs. Strain and her husband instituted an action against John T., as executor and individually, and the other devisees, for a settlement of the estate, and for the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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