Brown v. Brown
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before SeasE, J., Anderson, July, 1911. Action by Mamie McC. Brown, D. A. Ledbetter and J. M. Paget, as exors. of Fred. G. Brown, against Julia Brown, Zoe and John LaFoy et al. The named defendants' appeal. cite: Code 1902, 2481, 2475, 247(5; 29 Car. 2, C. 3, S. (5; Jarman on Wills 147; Tiedeman on Real Property (536 ; 2 N. & McC. 271; 2 Brev. 278; 2 Des. 524; Harp. 314; 11 Stat. 238; 42 Am. R. 254; 36 L. R. A. 176; 98 Am.
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Before SeasE, J., Anderson, July, 1911. Action by Mamie McC. Brown, D. A. Ledbetter and J. M. Paget, as exors. of Fred. G. Brown, against Julia Brown, Zoe and John LaFoy et al. The named defendants' appeal. cite: Code 1902, 2481, 2475, 247(5; 29 Car. 2, C. 3, S. (5; Jarman on Wills 147; Tiedeman on Real Property (536 ; 2 N. & McC. 271; 2 Brev. 278; 2 Des. 524; Harp. 314; 11 Stat. 238; 42 Am. R. 254; 36 L. R. A. 176; 98 Am. St. R. 809. cite: Harp. 314; 2 Brev. 279 ; 1 Jarman on Wills 291, 151; 16 S. C. 45.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
This action was instituted for the purpose of determining the force and effect of the will of Fred. G. Brown, executed on October 9, 1908. The will contained, among other devises and bequests, the following as a part of the third clause: “I 'will to my nephew, Fred. Haltiwanger, one thousand dollars'; to my nephew, Fred. Brown Ledbetter, one thousand dollars; to my nieces, namesakes of my mother, Julia Ledbetter, Julia Haltiwanger, and Julia Brown, one thousand dollars each,; to Ezekiel Martin, my colored servant, two hundred…
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