Carver v. Morrow
Supreme Court of South Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
Order of Judge Elenderson in Court of Common Pleas:
This case comes before the Court upon a demurrer by the defendants to the plaintiff’s complaint. The question to be decided is this: Can the plaintiff maintain the action against the estate of a testator for damages for defamatory language contained in his will?
This is a novel question in South Carolina, and there are very few cases throughout the whole country bearing upon this point. The Supreme Court of Tennessee, in the case of Harris v. Nashville Trust Co., 128 Tenn. 573, 162 S. W. 584, 586, 49 L. R. A., N. S., 897, Ann. Cas. 1914c, 885,…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Harris v. Nashville Trust Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1913
- Riley v. Askin & Marine Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1926
- Brown v. MackNew York Supreme Court · 1945
- Citizens & Southern National Bank v. HendricksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
- Mann v. Life & Casualty Ins.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1925
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Clyde C. Dean v. Vernon Shirer and John Dukes WactorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- ML-Lee Acquisition Fund, L.P. v. DeloitteSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1997
- Abofreka v. Alston Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
- Ferguson v. Charleston Lincoln Mercury, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2002
- Corbin v. Washington Fire and Marine Insurance Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1968
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