Opinion ID: 1354769
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: personal nature of the property

Text: The option agreement must also be examined in light of the highly personal attachment of the Huguenin family to Roseland, their homeplace for two centuries. When asked by the Special Referee, What is the value of this property?, Petitioner testified, To us it is invaluable. Mainly because it is part of our heritage. You know, there is no dollar value that we can place on it. Indeed, the language of the agreement manifests the parties' recognition of Roseland as family land by providing that it must stay in the Huguenin name. This indicates that the earlier conveyances were not mere business dealings but, rather, were similar to close family transactions. Cf. Gregorie & Sons v. Hamlin , 273 S.C. 412, 257 S.E. (2d) 699 (1979) (where deed selling Oakland Plantation to neighbor declared an equitable mortgage).