Legal Opinion
Brunton v. Roberts
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 13, 1936PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Stanley, Commissioner—
Affirming.
The ease involves the removal of two bodies from a cemetery lot, the portion of which so occupied being claimed by adverse possession by the family of the deceased. The judgment orders the removal by the defendants, and in case they fail, it is to be done by the sheriff.
Buck Grove Baptist Church of Meade county established a cemetery adjacent to the house of worship in 1873. The plot was laid off in 36-fooi; squares, each containing four lots 18 feet -square. Be’twe'en the blocks 4-foot aisles or lanes were established. When a lot was…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hook v. JoyceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1893
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Church v. SoklowskiSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1924
- Hertle v. RiddellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
- Heinrichs v. PolkingCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1919
- Vansant's v. Gardner'sCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Smith & Gaston Funeral Directors, Inc. v. DeanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
- Haas v. GahlingerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1952
- Johnson v. Kentucky-Virginia Stone Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
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