Howard v. Howard's ex'r
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CA.SE 53 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL EROM MARION CIRCUIT COURT. CITED— 1 Jarman on Wills, top pp. 394-5-6-7-8. 2 Roper on Legacies, top pp. 1459, 1460, 1472. Revised Statutes, sec. 7, chap. 80, 2 Stanton, 227. 4 Kent's Com.,p. 537. 3 Mon., 279; Adié, <$-c., vs. Cornwell. 10 B. Mon., 344; Hunt vs. Johnson, fyc. 17 B. Mon., 740; Morse, S¡-c., vs. Cross. 3 Met., 159; Augustus, fyc., vs. Seaholt. CITED— 10 B. Mon., 344; Hunt vs. Johnson, 3 J. J. Mar., 321 ; Berry vs. Headington.
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CA.SE 53 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL EROM MARION CIRCUIT COURT. CITED— 1 Jarman on Wills, top pp. 394-5-6-7-8. 2 Roper on Legacies, top pp. 1459, 1460, 1472. Revised Statutes, sec. 7, chap. 80, 2 Stanton, 227. 4 Kent's Com.,p. 537. 3 Mon., 279; Adié, <$-c., vs. Cornwell. 10 B. Mon., 344; Hunt vs. Johnson, fyc. 17 B. Mon., 740; Morse, S¡-c., vs. Cross. 3 Met., 159; Augustus, fyc., vs. Seaholt. CITED— 10 B. Mon., 344; Hunt vs. Johnson, 3 J. J. Mar., 321 ; Berry vs. Headington. Revised Statutes, 2 Stanton, 227. 4 Kent's Com., side page 535. 12 B. Mon., 656; Moore vs. Moore. 3 Met., 159; Augustus,…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE PETERS
delivered the opinion op the court:
This litigation results from two apparently irreconcilable or conflicting clauses of the will of John Howard, deceased, which read as follows:
1st. “I will that my daughter, Laura Mattingly, and her children, have my home farm at twenty-five dollars per acre; they to pay my other heirs the amount necessary to make them equal, share and share, in my estate, after deducting the amount each heir has already received, for which I hold their notes.”
2d. “ I will to my beloved wife, Charity Howard, one third of my whole estate of which I die possessed.”
Th…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hunt v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1850
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