National Bank of South Carolina v. People's Grocery Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Beease.

The statement of facts appearing in the “Transcript of Record” is adopted by the Court and will be reported.

Iam unable to concur in the proposed opinion of Mr. Justice Cothran. My reasons in brief, are these:

The lease, beginning June 1, 1920, and ending June 1, 1925, was for a term of years.

“Estates for years embrace all terms limited for a definite and ascertained period, however short or long this period may be, that is to say, they embrace terms for a fixed number of weeks or months, or for a single year, as well as for any…