Estate of Gill Ex Rel. Grant v. Clemson University Foundation

This dispute arises from the Last Will and Testament (the Will) of Caroline Gill and a bequest from Gill’s Estate to Clemson University Foundation (Clemson) to establish and fund the Danny Lee Ford Endowed Scholarship Fund (the Scholarship). Gill’s personal representatives, J. Louis Grant and Thomas Baldwin, on behalf of Gill’s Estate (the Estate), appeal from the special referee’s order finding the Danny Ford bequest was unambiguous; prohibiting the Estate from introducing extrinsic evidence; ordering the Estate to execute the bequest with estate funds; and determining the IRA in Gill’s name…