Oliver v. McWhirter
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Mauldín, J., Union, Fall term, 1918. Action by Mrs. N. C. Oliver and others against C. M. McWhirter and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
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Before Mauldín, J., Union, Fall term, 1918. Action by Mrs. N. C. Oliver and others against C. M. McWhirter and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal. The master’s report, referred to in the opinion, was as follows: The above stated case having been referred to me, I beg leave to submit this as my report therein : It is apparently agreed that there, are only two issues for me to pass upon, namely: (1) Did J. B. McWhirter have sufficient notice of unrecorded deeds from B. F. Pennington to the executors of Price, and from the executors of Price back to Pennington, to supply the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Chief Justice Gary.
This is an action to recover- possession of a house and lot, and for partition. William Price died in 1886, leaving of force his last will and testament, which was probated in Richland county, containing this provision:
“I will and bequeath to Wm. C. Pennington, Benjamin F. Pennington, Mary E. Anderson and Isabella C. Hair, to each $1,000 worth of real estate in value, during their natural lives, and after their decease to revert to their children.”
In 1887 Joseph R. Price, as executor, and Isabella M. Burns, as executrix, of…
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