Legal Opinion

Strange v. Gess

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided October 1, 1901PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Case 66 — Action to Recover Rent APPEAL FROM FAYETTE CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant Appeals This is a proceeding by attachment for rent of a farm for the year ending March 1, 1900. The appellant filed answer to the suit claiming various credits, and claims $240 exemptions, for himself and five children, and $70 provender for certain stock he held as trustee for his children.

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Case 66 — Action to Recover Rent APPEAL FROM FAYETTE CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant Appeals This is a proceeding by attachment for rent of a farm for the year ending March 1, 1900. The appellant filed answer to the suit claiming various credits, and claims $240 exemptions, for himself and five children, and $70 provender for certain stock he held as trustee for his children. The sheriff levied the attachment on the wheat crop of 140 acres and on all the farming utensils and stock, and levied a second attachment on the corn crop and grass land. The case came to trial in…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the court by

CHIEF JUSTICE PAYNTER

Affirming-

The appellee instituted this action to recover a certain sum for the rent of certain lands in Fayette county. He obtained an order of attachment, and had it levied upon the personal property on the farm. The 'appellant sought to have the court adjudge him $240, being $40 apiece' for each of his five children and $40 for himself, Which he *642claimed he was entitled to as exempt, because he did not hlave breadstuff, etc., on hand to support himself and. children. The appellee denied his right to have this sum adjudged to him as exempt, because,…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Garvin v. ThrelkeldCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
  2. Amburgy v. Burt & Brabb Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905
  3. Blanton v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
  4. Keen v. OsborneCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1919
  5. Gordon v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910

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