White v. White
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Watts, J., Sumter, fall term, 1905. Action by Anthony White ei ai., executors of Anthony White, and Mary A. White, administratrix of Bliz. White, against Elizabeth White et al. The proceeds realized from the insurance policies were not sufficient to- pay the legacies in full. From circuit decree, defendants appeal. cite: Legacies are demonstrative: 2 Williams on Eq.; 4 Am:, ed., secs. 1132, 995, 994, 996; Spears Eq., 475; 11 Am.
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Before Watts, J., Sumter, fall term, 1905. Action by Anthony White ei ai., executors of Anthony White, and Mary A. White, administratrix of Bliz. White, against Elizabeth White et al. The proceeds realized from the insurance policies were not sufficient to- pay the legacies in full. From circuit decree, defendants appeal. cite: Legacies are demonstrative: 2 Williams on Eq.; 4 Am:, ed., secs. 1132, 995, 994, 996; Spears Eq., 475; 11 Am. Dec., 456; 21 S. C., 532; 67 S. C., 168. cite: Are these legacies specific: Chev. Eq., 140; 1 Ves., 688; 5 Ves., 150; Spears E'q., 84; 2 Strob. Eq., 9; 18…
1Opinion of the Court
The bpinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
The question presented by the exceptions is whether his Honor, the Circuit Judge, erred, in construing the legacies mentioned in the following provisions o'f the testator’s will to- be specific, to* wit: “I wiíl and ordain that my Executors shall collect the Insurance policies on my life. And Prom This Said Amownt, pay the sum1 of two hundred dollars each to Wm. J. Corbett, Henry Corbett and L. George Corbett, children of my deceased sister, Agnes W. Corbett.
“The sum o-f three hundred dollars to be divided, among the children of my…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Rogers v. RogersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1903
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