Humphrey v. Campbell
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Townsend, J., Charleston, September, 1899. Action by William P. Humphrey, trustee, against Mary Bennett Campbell, Cecil Campbell Higgins, in his own right and as executor and trustee under the will of Mary Butler Campbell, Susan Rush Higgins, William Austin and The Home for the Mothers, Widows and Daughters of Confederate Soldiers of Charleston, S. C. Prom Circuit decree, confirming report of master, the latter named defendant appeals.
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Before Townsend, J., Charleston, September, 1899. Action by William P. Humphrey, trustee, against Mary Bennett Campbell, Cecil Campbell Higgins, in his own right and as executor and trustee under the will of Mary Butler Campbell, Susan Rush Higgins, William Austin and The Home for the Mothers, Widows and Daughters of Confederate Soldiers of Charleston, S. C. Prom Circuit decree, confirming report of master, the latter named defendant appeals. Mr. Moffett, cites: As to the construction of the deed: 112 U. S., 352; 166 U. S., 546; 126 Mass., 200; 15 N. H., 298; 129 Mass., 455; -154 Mass., 318;…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Pope.
We think the report of W. Gibbes Whaley, Escp, as one of the masters of Charleston County, S. C., renders it unnecessary to refer at length to the pleadings and the exhibits. This report is as follows: “Various reports have hitherto been filed in the above entitled case, but as the examination of the same would take up much time, I think it will be well to save the time of the Court, and briefly rehearse the facts of this case before giving my conclusions on the matters of fact and law involved. I, therefore, report:
“As to matters of…
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