Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Van Meter
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 16, 1945PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Harris
Affirming.
By their deed of date January 2, 1920, Nelson P. Van Meter, Sr., and wife, Lizzie W. Van Meter, conveyed to their children and grandchildren, appellees herein, a Clark county farm, known as the Renick Place; and on October 14, 1931, they conveyed to the same grantees another Clark county farm, known as the Home Place.
Conceiving that each conveyance was intended to take effect in possession or enjoyment at or after the death of the surviving grantor, and that the land thus conveyed was subject to an inheritance tax as a portion of the estate of…
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- Conner v. ParsleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1921
- Reeves, Com'r v. Service Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
- Reeves v. FriesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
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