Legal Opinion

Tucker v. Richards

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided May 11, 1900PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Before Gary, J., Union, Action in probate court by William J. Tucker, as administrator de bonis non of James A. Tucker, with the will annexed, against J. Berry Richards, as administrator of J. C. Richards, deceased, Bessie O. Richards and William Munro. Upon appeal, Circuit Judge made following order: “This is an -appeal from the court of probate.

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Before Gary, J., Union, Action in probate court by William J. Tucker, as administrator de bonis non of James A. Tucker, with the will annexed, against J. Berry Richards, as administrator of J. C. Richards, deceased, Bessie O. Richards and William Munro. Upon appeal, Circuit Judge made following order: “This is an -appeal from the court of probate. The questions made relate to the manner of charging interest against the defendant, administrator, the plaintiff complaining of the omission or failure to charge interest for the year 1887. It was agreed in writing between plaintiff and defendants…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Chief Justice McIver.

This was a proceeding in the court of probate for Union County for an accounting by the defendant, J. Berry Richards, as administrator of J. C. Richards, deceased, who was the qualified executor of the will of James A. Tucker, deceased, for an account of his intestate’s dealings as executor with his testator’s estate; to which proceeding the sureties on the administration bond of J. Berry Richards were made parties defendant. The cause was heard in the court of probate on the pleadings and an agreed statement, together with the…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Huguenin v. AdamsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1918
  2. Ross v. BeachamDistrict Court, W.D. South Carolina · 1940

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