Murray v. Murray
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 1 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL PROM FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT. 1. The several gifts and conveyances by the testator to his children,, except of the four pieces of real estate which came to them by their mother, should be set aside, because they were made by him with the fraudulent intent to deprive the plaintiff of the interest therein, to which she was entitled as his widow.
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Case 1 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL PROM FRANKLIN CIRCUIT COURT. 1. The several gifts and conveyances by the testator to his children,, except of the four pieces of real estate which came to them by their mother, should be set aside, because they were made by him with the fraudulent intent to deprive the plaintiff of the interest therein, to which she was entitled as his widow. Voluntary conveyances or gifts by the husband to his children, or others, of all or the bulk of his estate pending a marriage treaty, without the knowledge or concurrence of the wife, will be presumed to be fraudulent, and…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE 'HOLT
delivered the opinion of the court.
In May, 1882, the appellant, Jane C. Murray, then Jane C. Jillson, first met Henry H. Murray. He was then a widower for the second time. During the sum-" mer of that year they became engaged to marry, the Christmas following being the time fixed for the consummation of the agreement. It was, however, postponed from time to time at his instance, and upon one exeuse or the other, until February 17, 1884, when they were married. He had three children living, to wit: William H. Murray, by his first wife, and James A. and John W. Murray, by his second…
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