37 S.C. 348 | S.C. | 1892
The opinion of the court was delivered by
The will of John W. Wells, dated 2d January, 1875, having been admitted to probate in common form, on the 8th of February, 1890, by the judge of probate, the appellants, as heirs at law of said John W. Wells, demanded that the will be proved in solemn form. Accordingly, on the 20th of November, 1890, after hearing the testir mony, the judge of probate rendered his decree in favor of the validity of the will. From this decree an appeal was taken by the said heirs to the Court of Common Pleas, and the case came on to be heard before his honor, Judge Norton, and a jury, upon an issue of devisavit vel non-. The finding of the jury being in favor of the will, this appeal was taken by said
The judgment of this court is, that the judgment of the Circuit Court be affirmed.