Crutcher v. Muir
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 21 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL EROM JESSAMINE CIRCUIT COURT. E. B. Muir held the property in controversy in trust for appellant. Trusts may be established by oral testimony.
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Case 21 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL EROM JESSAMINE CIRCUIT COURT. E. B. Muir held the property in controversy in trust for appellant. Trusts may be established by oral testimony. (Caldwell v. Caldwell, 7 Bush, 516; Crutcher v. Hord, 4 Bush, 363; Williams v. Williams, 8 Bush, 245; Brothers v. Porter, 7 B. M., 109; Paris v. Dunn, 7 Bush, 276; Snelling v. Utterback, 1 Bibb, 609; Letcher v. Letcher, 4 J. J. M., 593; Carey v. Callan, 6 B. M., 45; Boyd v. McClure, 1 Johns’ Oh’y, 583; Griffin v. Coffey, 9 B. M., 542; Carpenter v. Carpenter, 8 Bush, 283.) Plaintiff should be given an opportunity to…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Lewis
In 1877 appellant made an assignment for benefit of creditors to Young, wlio, in February, 1878, con*143veyed the lot of land in controversy to Samuel Muir in consideration of two thousand dollars, appellant and wife uniting in the deed, which contained a clause of special warranty only. Title of the lot was, previous to the assignment, in one Smith, to whom appellant had conveyed, reserving, in writing, right to redeem upon payment of a debt he owed, and part of the purchase-money received of Muir was, according to a previous agreement for conveyance of the lot by Smith to Young, used to…
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