Legal Opinion

Breeden v. Moore

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided May 10, 1909No. 7189Published

Before DanTzlER, J., Marlboro, November term, 1907. Action by Lucy Breeden, Jane Newton and others against Alice G. Moore and others. Prom Circuit decree, plaintiffs appeal. Messrs. Livingston and Muller, cite: Limitation over after life estate of Mrs. Goodwin is not too remote: 46 S. C., 265; 1 Bail. Eq., 48; 1 Hill Oh., 265; 3 Rich. Eq., 384; 11 Rich., 489; 13 S. C., 118; Bail. Eq., 40, 42; Dud. Eq., 71; 1 Rich.

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Before DanTzlER, J., Marlboro, November term, 1907. Action by Lucy Breeden, Jane Newton and others against Alice G. Moore and others. Prom Circuit decree, plaintiffs appeal. Messrs. Livingston and Muller, cite: Limitation over after life estate of Mrs. Goodwin is not too remote: 46 S. C., 265; 1 Bail. Eq., 48; 1 Hill Oh., 265; 3 Rich. Eq., 384; 11 Rich., 489; 13 S. C., 118; Bail. Eq., 40, 42; Dud. Eq., 71; 1 Rich. Eq., 78, 399, 407; 16 S. C., 262; 52 S. C., 261. Mrs. Goodwin only takes a life estate: 1 Bay, 452; 1 Rich. Eq., 141; 1 Strob. Eq., 346; 3 Rich. Eq., 576; 16 S. C., 297. Heirs of…

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The opinion of the Court was delivered by

*536Mr. Justice Woods.

Thomas Stubbs, Sr., of Marlboro

county, died on the 18th June, 1847, leaving a will, by the fifth clause of which he made this devise: “I give and devise to my friend Holden W. Liles, one hundred acres of land whereon my son, Thomas Stubbs, Jr., now lives, composed partly of the Bowyer tract and partly of the Terrell tract, in trust nevertheless, to permit my said son, Thomas Stubbs, Jr., to use and enjoy the same to his sole and separate use, without rendering an account of the rents and profits, during the term of his natural life,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Young v. McNeillSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
  2. Ayer v. RitterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1888
  3. Holmes v. PickettSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1898
  4. Mitchell v. ClevelandSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
  5. Benbow v. LeviSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1897

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