Birkhead v. Ringo

Opinion of the Court by

Morris, Commissioner—

Affirming.

The controversy presented here is an outgrowth of Howard v. Mitchell, 268 Ky. 429, 105 S. W. (2d) 128, which was a suit to determine the rights of numerous, heirs at law of Lucius and Mary Howard. After a, tedious journey through the courts it was determined by this court that five children of Lucius and Mary were the owners of one-seventh each of the tract involved; the children of James Howard the owners of' one-seventh, and Thomas Howard, and his vendees,, Mitchell and Birkhead, the owners of one-seventh. The' lower court had declared…