Williams v. Gause
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before DantzlEr, J., Florence, December, 1908. Action by A. H. Williams, trustee in bankruptcy of- W. ’ B. Gause, against W. B. Gause, Clinton. Gause, and others. From Circuit decree, defendants appeal. cite: Rules of construction: 13- Cyc., 619, 601, 604, 605; 52 Ato. Dec., 479; 42 S. C., 345; 3 Strob. Eq., 66; 3 Rich. Eq., 158; 36 S. C., 38; 25 S. C., 289; 48 S. C., 18; 22 Am.
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Before DantzlEr, J., Florence, December, 1908. Action by A. H. Williams, trustee in bankruptcy of- W. ’ B. Gause, against W. B. Gause, Clinton. Gause, and others. From Circuit decree, defendants appeal. cite: Rules of construction: 13- Cyc., 619, 601, 604, 605; 52 Ato. Dec., 479; 42 S. C., 345; 3 Strob. Eq., 66; 3 Rich. Eq., 158; 36 S. C., 38; 25 S. C., 289; 48 S. C., 18; 22 Am. St. R., £49; 24 Id., 438; 17 Id,, 575-; 10 S. C., 354, 414. The word “issue,” when used in a deed, is cdzmys a word of purchase: 23 Cyc., 364; 11 Ency., 376; 13 Cyc., 664; 2 Wash. Real Prop., 604; 11 Rich. Eq., 397;…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
This action was commenced, for the purpose of having the Count construe two deeds, executed by W. N-. Gause on the 20th of March, 1894. The deeds were in the usual form, except as to the habendum, and W. B. Gause was the grantee in each deed.
1 The deed which will be construed first has the following habendum clause: “To have and to hold all and singular the said premises unto the said W. B. Gause, his lawful heirs, and their lawful heirs, forever.”
It was contended by the defendant that the language used by the grantor in this habendum…
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