Nuckols v. Stone
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 79. — ACTION BY PATTIE D. STONE AGAINST SAMUEL C. NUCKOLS AND OTHERS TO RECOVER ONE-HALE OF A CERTAIN TRACT OE LAND Appeal from Payette Circuit Court. Watts Parker, Circuit Judge, Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. We have not attempted to consider in this brief the question whether the allowance of our contention would defeat the purposes of the maker of the instrument.
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Case 79. — ACTION BY PATTIE D. STONE AGAINST SAMUEL C. NUCKOLS AND OTHERS TO RECOVER ONE-HALE OF A CERTAIN TRACT OE LAND Appeal from Payette Circuit Court. Watts Parker, Circuit Judge, Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. We have not attempted to consider in this brief the question whether the allowance of our contention would defeat the purposes of the maker of the instrument. Wte would regard -it a fruitless speculation to inquire whether Dudley Dedman knew that further action on his part was necessary to make the writing executed by him a valid deed. He was an intelligent man, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Chibe Justice Hobson
Affirming.
On May 27, 1897, Dudley Dedman delivered to Z. Gibbons a deed to 96 acres of land in Fayette county —tbe appellant, S. C. Nuckols, being tbe grantee in tbe deed — and tbe following written agreement was then signed by the three parties:
“Agreement made and entered into between Dudley Dedman, party of the first part, and Samuel C. Nuchols, party of the second part:
“Witnesseth, That, whereas, the party of the first part has this day executed to the party of the second part a deed to certain real estate in Fayette county, the same conveyed to the party of…
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