1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.C.
  4. 436 S.C.
  5. 436 S.C. 614 (2022)
 

BENNETT v. ESTATE OF KING

Opinion No. 28099.

436 S.C. 614 (2022)

875 S.E.2d 46

Jacquelin S. BENNETT and Kathleen S. Turner as Personal Representatives of the Estate of Jacquelin K. Stevenson, Petitioners, v. ESTATE OF James Kelly KING and Genevieve S. Felder, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Filed June 15, 2022.

Rehearing Denied August 2, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Scott Slotchiver , Stephen Michael Slotchiver , and Andrew Joseph McCumber , all of Slotchiver & Slotchiver, LLP, of Mount Pleasant, for Petitioners.

George R. McElveen, III , of McElveen & McElveen, of Columbia, for Respondents.

In this case we decide whether the broad powers granted to a personal representative in a will extend to distributions under the will's residuary clause, and whether the personal representatives' proposed distribution constituted a breach of their fiduciary duty. The probate judge, the circuit court, and the court of appeals all determined...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases