C. & S. NAT'L BANK OF S.C. v. ROACH

17851

239 S.C. 291 (1961)

122 S.E.2d 644

CITIZENS & SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Executor of the Estate of J.J. Roach, Respondent, v. Frank G. ROACH, Respondent, and J. F. Roach, Donald Everett Roach, R. Carlisle Dixon, Jobie J. Dixon, Leland W. Dixon, LeRoy A. Dixon, Irene D. McMillan, Frank M. Drake, Jr., Florence D. Roberts, Azilee D. Foy and Sarah Crouch Bruce, Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

November 15, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. J. Lewis Cromer and Harry M. Lightsey, Jr., of Columbia, for Appellants.

Messrs. Townsend & Townsend, of Columbia, for Respondent, Frank G. Roach.

Messrs. Robinson, McFadden & Moore, of Columbia, for Respondent, The Citizens and Southern National Bank of South Carolina.


November 15, 1961.

LEWIS, Justice.

This appeal concerns the proper construction to be placed upon item 3 of the will of J.J. Roach, deceased. The testator died on April 20, 1959 leaving of full force and effect his will dated April 2, 1951. In item 3 of his will he gave the sum of $18,000.00 to his foster son, T.J. Blakewood, under certain conditions, and then provided that "in case of the death of T.J. Blakewood...

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