Clay v. Clay
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 23 — PETITION EQUITY — APPEAL FROM BOURBON CIRCUIT COURT. cited.6 Dana, 207; 7 B. Mon., 573; 1 Story’s Equity, sec. 317; 7 J. J. Miar., 239; 2 B. Chy. Rep., 211; 2 Kent, 244; 5 Dana, 133; 1 Johnson’s Chy Rep., 510; 5 Dana, 594; 6/6., 6; 7 B. Mon., 1.71; Rev. Stat., 375, ‘sec. 10; Civil Code, sec. 167; 4 Johnson’s - Chy. Rep., 284; 6 B. Mon., 357. cited 6 J. J. Mar., 199; 5-.J.
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CASE 23 — PETITION EQUITY — APPEAL FROM BOURBON CIRCUIT COURT. cited.6 Dana, 207; 7 B. Mon., 573; 1 Story’s Equity, sec. 317; 7 J. J. Miar., 239; 2 B. Chy. Rep., 211; 2 Kent, 244; 5 Dana, 133; 1 Johnson’s Chy Rep., 510; 5 Dana, 594; 6/6., 6; 7 B. Mon., 1.71; Rev. Stat., 375, ‘sec. 10; Civil Code, sec. 167; 4 Johnson’s - Chy. Rep., 284; 6 B. Mon., 357. cited 6 J. J. Mar., 199; 5-.J. J. Mar., 35; 3 Dana, 376; 5 Dana, 153; 1 B. Mon., 231; 6 Dana, 3; 5 Dana, 594; 2 B. Mon., 261; 3 lb., 153; Hill on Trustees, 787; 7 B. Mon., 554; 10 B. Mon., 413; Hill on Trustees, 548, (374;) 6 Dana, 207.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE DUVALL
delivered the opinion op the court:. Sidney P. Clay died in the year 1834, leaving a will containing the following provisions :
“I appoint my wife, Isabella, personal guardian of all.my children in conjunction with Brutus J. Clay, or, in case of his-refusal, some other fit person to be appointed by the court, who shall manage the pecuniary affairs of their estate, and shall pay over to my wife, Isabella, according to her order, the profits of each one’s estate, to be laid out by her at her discretion, for the support and education of each one respectively, and no part of each…
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