Legal Opinion

Robinson v. Harris

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided March 15, 1906PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Before Prince, J., Anderson, October, 1905. Action by B. C. Robinson against Ezekial Harris, individually and as executor of R. B. Robinson. Erom Circuit decree sustaining demurrer, plaintiff appeals. Mr. Greene cites: The devise to the children of B. F. Robinson is good: 13 Ency., 1 ed., 31, 34; 29 Ency., 1 ed., 411; T'iedeman on Real Prop., 2 ed., 533'; 2 PCere Williams, 28; 30' Ency., 2 ed., 720'; 2 Jar. on Wills, 6 ed., 180'; 2 McC.

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Before Prince, J., Anderson, October, 1905. Action by B. C. Robinson against Ezekial Harris, individually and as executor of R. B. Robinson. Erom Circuit decree sustaining demurrer, plaintiff appeals. Mr. Greene cites: The devise to the children of B. F. Robinson is good: 13 Ency., 1 ed., 31, 34; 29 Ency., 1 ed., 411; T'iedeman on Real Prop., 2 ed., 533'; 2 PCere Williams, 28; 30' Ency., 2 ed., 720'; 2 Jar. on Wills, 6 ed., 180'; 2 McC. Ch., 215. Children of B. F. Robinson taking as executory devisees could become tenants in common with Mm and the others: 2 Jar. on Wills, 6 ed., 181, 182,…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Chief Justice Pope.

The plaintiff’s action was begun on April 11th, 1905, and had for its. object the partition of two tracts of land in Anderson County, in this State, between the plaintiff and the defendant, according toi certain .portions set up therein, and alsoi the payment of $1,861, alleged to be .the share due to the plaintiff by the defendant of the rents and profits of said land from the first of June, 1883, to the commencement of this action. The defendant demurred to the complaint, which was heard and sustained by Judge Prince on the 5th…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Strother v. FolkSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1922
  2. Dillard v. YarboroSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
  3. Coogler v. CrosbySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1911
  4. Porter v. LancasterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1912
  5. Simpson v. AntleySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1926

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