Wallace v. Wallace
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Prince, J., Richland, April, 1910. Action by H. B. Wallace, as trustee of Eliza Wallace, against Andrew Wallace et al. The Circuit decree is: “This action is brought by the plaintiff as trustee of the estate of the late Miss Eliza Wallace, to obtain the construction of the will of the late Col.
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Before Prince, J., Richland, April, 1910. Action by H. B. Wallace, as trustee of Eliza Wallace, against Andrew Wallace et al. The Circuit decree is: “This action is brought by the plaintiff as trustee of the estate of the late Miss Eliza Wallace, to obtain the construction of the will of the late Col. Andrew Wallace, and to determine, the parties between whom the estate is now divisible, and for settlement of said estate and discharge of the trustee; to which action all parties who, under any construction of the will, might have an interest are made parties. “The cause was referred to the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
This action involves the construction of the late Col. Andrew Wallace’s will, and was brought by the plaintiff, as trustee of Miss Eliza Wallace, for the purpose of determining the persons to whom her estate descended, and the manner in which it is to be distributed.
'.The facts are fully stated in the decree of his Honor, the Circuit Judge, which will be set out, in the report of the case.
1 The first question that will be considered is, whether there was error, on the part of his Honor, the Circuit Judge, in his ruling, that the…
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