Calhoun v. Calhoun

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding whether the contestants of a will met the required burden of proof must be determined by viewing evidence in the light most favorable to the contestants
• when formal execution of a will is admitted, prima facie case in favor of the will is made out
• “The contestants continue to bear the burden of proof throughout the will contest.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

13 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Hanahan v. Simpson
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1997-05-12· cited 74×
• Russell v. Wachovia Bank, N.A.
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2003-02-24· cited 44×
• Dixon v. Dixon
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2005-01-18· cited 41×
• In Re Estate of Cumbee
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1999-01-04· cited 24×
• Byrd v. Byrd
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1983-11-02· cited 20×
• Hembree v. Estate of Hembree
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1993-02-11· cited 15×
• In Re Last Will and Testament of Smoak
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1985-08-09· cited 14×
• Howard v. Nasser
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2005-05-02· cited 14×
• Goroum v. Rynarzewski
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1991-12-30· cited 14×
• Hairston v. McMillan
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2010-03-15· cited 12×
• Todd v. Woodard
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1989-02-06· cited 2×
• First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. Ex Rel. Estate of Sharpe v. Inman
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1988-06-27· cited 1×
• Gunnells v. Harkness
  Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 2020-04-01

Cites

4 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Harris v. Thelma McIntosh Berry
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1957-05-07· cited 14×
• Mock v. Dowling
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1976-03-03· cited 14×
• Havird v. Schissell
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1969-03-17· cited 13×
• Hellams v. Ross
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1977-03-01· cited 8×