Clement v. Riley
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Hudson, J., Charleston, November, 1889. This was an action by Abram Clement and others against Molly Riley, administratrix of S. B. W. Riley, deceased, Isaac Snipe, and others, commenced in February, 1887. The testimony in the ease was as follows: Plaintiees’ Evidence. Abram Clement,: I live at Mr. Nelson’s place on John’s Island. I knew Stephney Riley. He was my brother. We were the children of the same parents.
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Before Hudson, J., Charleston, November, 1889. This was an action by Abram Clement and others against Molly Riley, administratrix of S. B. W. Riley, deceased, Isaac Snipe, and others, commenced in February, 1887. The testimony in the ease was as follows: Plaintiees’ Evidence. Abram Clement,: I live at Mr. Nelson’s place on John’s Island. I knew Stephney Riley. He was my brother. We were the children of the same parents. My father’s name was Isaac Clement, and my mother’s name Patty Clement. I had other brothers and sisters — first Saul, then Diana, then Gabriel, then myself, Abram, then…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice McGowan.
S. B. R. Riley, commonly called Stephney Riley, a man of color, died in October, 1885, intestate, leaving, as stated, personal estate more than enough to pay his debts. He left a widow, Molly Riley, but no children or lineal descendants. The widow, Molly, administered, and being in possession, claims the whole estate as sole heir. This action was instituted against her for an account by the plaintiffs, the Clements, claiming to be brothers and sisters, or their children, of the intestate, through their mother, Patty, or Patsy,…
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