Southerland v. Southerland's adm'r
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 58 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL PROM SPENCER CIRCUIT COURT. CITED— 7 B. Mon., 444; Basham vs. Chamberlin. Roper's Law of Legacies, 1 and 2. 5 Littcll, 12; Duncan's adm'r vs. Duncan. 3 Aik. Rep., 214; Snellgrove vs. Bailey. 1 Duvall, 402; Kemper vs. Kemper's adm'r. 2 Edward's Ghy. R., 333 ; 2 Kent., s. p. 447. CITED— 2 Wheat. R., 17; 10 Conn. R., 480. 16 Vermont, 206; 31 Maine, 422. 14 Barb. S. R., 243; 10 Mass., 427. 16 Ala.
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CASE 58 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL PROM SPENCER CIRCUIT COURT. CITED— 7 B. Mon., 444; Basham vs. Chamberlin. Roper's Law of Legacies, 1 and 2. 5 Littcll, 12; Duncan's adm'r vs. Duncan. 3 Aik. Rep., 214; Snellgrove vs. Bailey. 1 Duvall, 402; Kemper vs. Kemper's adm'r. 2 Edward's Ghy. R., 333 ; 2 Kent., s. p. 447. CITED— 2 Wheat. R., 17; 10 Conn. R., 480. 16 Vermont, 206; 31 Maine, 422. 14 Barb. S. R., 243; 10 Mass., 427. 16 Ala. R., 221; 3 Comstock, 98. 5 Gill Johns., 58; Bradley vs. Hunt. 4 Gralt. R., 479; Miller vs. Jeffreys. 6 Harris' R., 226; Headley vs. Kirby.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE ROBERTSON
delivered the opinion oe the court:
In the year 1854 John Southerland, a widower, sixty-five years old, with one child, William, nearly grown, intermarried with the appellant, then a childless wid,ow, he owning only a horse and a note on one Oflutt for eight hundred dollars; and she owning a small farm, a few slaves, and a comfortable and befitting personalty. By an antenuptial contract, indisputably established by oral testimony, and confirmed by the continued recognitions of both parties, neither was ever to claim or interfere with the property of the other any more than if…
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