Legal Opinion

Castleman v. Eastin's Executors

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided September 28, 1917PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court (Chancery Branch, Second Division).

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion- op the Court by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Affirming.

The question on-this appeal is, whether Lewis Gf. Castleman, residuary legatee of his aunt, Fannie Castleman Eastin, is entitled to a fund of $25,000.00, which Mrs. Eastin devised to Cave Hill Cemetery, for the erection of a mortuary chapel, but which the cemetery company refused to accept.

The controversy arises out of the following facts: In a suit by Mrs. Eastin’s executor to settle her estate the chancellor fixed a certain location for the chapel. On appeal to .this court, a different location was fixed. Carroll v. Cave…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Carroll v. Cave Hill Cemetery Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Moore v. Lincoln Hospital Ass'n of LincolnCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1925
  2. Hodges' Adm'r (Moss) v. HodgesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
  3. Settle v. VercampCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1972

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