Case Name: Theodore Gourdin vs. J. M. Staggers
Court: South Carolina Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1859-12
Citations: 12 Rich. 307
Docket Number: 
Parties: Theodore Gourdin vs. J. M. Staggers.
Judges: Wardlaw, Withers, Whitner, and Munro, JJ., concurring.
Reporter: South Carolina Law Reports
Volume: 46
Pages: 307–307

Head Matter:
Theodore Gourdin vs. J. M. Staggers.
Trespass .to try Title — Exemplification— Will — Notice.
In trespass to try title, the plaintiff offered in evidence, an exemplification of the will of H. W., under a notice that he would offer a copy of “ H. W.’s will, dated 10th April, 1775 —Held, that the notice was too general in its terms to admit the exemplification in evidence under the Act of 1823, 6 Stat. 309.
A notice under the Act should furnish such indicia as will direct the inquiries of the opposite party — not only the name of the testator and date of the will, but the office where it was admitted to probate, should be mentioned.
Earllee, for appellant.
Pargan, contra.

Opinion:
Per Glover, J.,
affirming bis own decision at Williams-burg, Spring Term, 1859.
Wardlaw, Withers, Whitner, and Munro, JJ., concurring.