Corley v. Hoyt
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Shipp, J., Edgefield. October term, 1919. Action in partition by Susan A. Corley and John R. Mc-Graw against T. R.- Hoyt and others. ' From decree of partition eliminating the defendants, T. A. Whittle and James Whittle, from participation, said defendants appeal. cites: Statute of Distributions construed: 14 Rich.
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Before Shipp, J., Edgefield. October term, 1919. Action in partition by Susan A. Corley and John R. Mc-Graw against T. R.- Hoyt and others. ' From decree of partition eliminating the defendants, T. A. Whittle and James Whittle, from participation, said defendants appeal. cites: Statute of Distributions construed: 14 Rich. Eq. 105; 3 Strob. 39; 102 S. C. 361; 89 S. C. 198; Riley Eq. 123. Deed conveyed a life estate: 102 S. ,C. 227; 102 S. C. 261; 88 S. C. 298; 51 S. C. 557. Remainder in fee passed at death of grantor to his heirs, before death of life tenant: 102 S. C. 261. Heirs of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Fraser.
1, 2 This is an- action to partition the land formerly of Matthew McGraw. Mlatthew conveyed the land to his niece, Laura A. Ready, and the heirs of her body, reserving a life estate to himself. The estate conveyed to Laura A. Ready was unquestionably a, fee Conditional. She had no descendants at the time of the deed, nor did she have any other children after the executioon of the deed. The deed provided that, if Mrs. Rady should die without heirs of her body, then to his niece, Effie Huff. Effiq Huff predeceased Mrs. Ready, and, as…
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