Snider v. Snider
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Dantzler, J., Orangeburg, July, 1904. Action by Jane E. Snider, executrix, and Earle H. Snider, executor of the will of William J. Snider, against the legatees, devisees and heirs at law of William J. Snider.
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Before Dantzler, J., Orangeburg, July, 1904. Action by Jane E. Snider, executrix, and Earle H. Snider, executor of the will of William J. Snider, against the legatees, devisees and heirs at law of William J. Snider. From the Circuit decree, certain heirs at law of testator and the legatees, Eurman University, Southern Baptist Seminary and Foreign Mission Board at Richmond, appeal. cite: As to the right of these defendants to1 take: Code of 1902, 1848,, 2360, 1795; 45 S. C., 590; 11 Rich. Eq., 156. cite: General rules as to construction of wills: 26 S. C., 450; 27 S. C., 295; 29 S. C„ 466; 36…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice; Woods.
This action was brought by the executors of the will of William J. Snider to obtain the judgment of the Court as to' the construction of the will. The decree of the Circuit Judge: makes quite clear the soundness of his conclusion as te» the proportion in which the testa tor intended the beneficiaries to1 take, and it is unnecessary to add anything to what he has said on that subject.
The most serious question involved in the appeal is the validity of the bequests made in the third clause of the will to “the Furman University,” “The…
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