Faber v. Police
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before REED, J., at CharlestoN, JuNE, 1877. This was an action by John L. Faber against J. G. Police to recover damages for the breach of a contract for the sale of a lot of land in the city of Charleston. The case was referred to Samuel Lord, Jr., Esq., to take testimony and report the facts, together with his opinion on the title tendered by the plaintiff to the defendant.
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Before REED, J., at CharlestoN, JuNE, 1877. This was an action by John L. Faber against J. G. Police to recover damages for the breach of a contract for the sale of a lot of land in the city of Charleston. The case was referred to Samuel Lord, Jr., Esq., to take testimony and report the facts, together with his opinion on the title tendered by the plaintiff to the defendant. The following is the report of the Referee: This action was brought to recover damages sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the refusal of the defendant to comply with the contract made by him on the 19th day of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
McIver, A. J.
C. H. Faber, by his last will and testament, devised the land in question to certain trustees in trust for the use' of his son, John Lewis Faber, for his life, and from and immediately after the death of his son in trust for the lawful issue of said son living at the time of his death ; and in case of his death without leaving issue living at the time of his death, then to his residuary legatees and devisees.
*386The testator died leaving his widow and his son John Lewis Faber as his only heirs-at-law. On the 1st of July, 1843, John Lewis…
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