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Sparks v. Colson

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided February 1, 1901PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Case 103 — Action to Enjoin the Execution of a Writ of Posses' sion APPEAL FROM BELL CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant James Sparks Appeals.

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Case 103 — Action to Enjoin the Execution of a Writ of Posses' sion APPEAL FROM BELL CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant James Sparks Appeals. From this record the following facts are established beyond question without evidence to the contrary, and we ask a reversal of the judgment and modified judgments, and that the lower court he required to vacate the bench and we rely upon the following: POINTS PROVEN AND AUTHORITIES CITED. 1. The appellant, James Sparks, has been a creditor of the appellee W. G. Colson since 1889. 2. That the appellee W. G. Colson has been insolvent and…

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Opinion of the court by

JUDGE O’REAR

Affirming.

It appears from this proceeding that W. (1. Colson was possessed of considerable property in Bell county, Ky., from 1883 to about 1890, some by inheritance and some by purchase. He had married a daughter of J. M. Wheeler, who also owned an estate of some |40,000. While in solvent circumstances', Colson purchased a tract of land, for speculation apparently, situated in Bell county, his father-in-law paying one-thirdl the consideration for it, and Colson *713the remainder, the title to which was- taken to Colson under an agreement with the father-in-law…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. German Insurance v. LandramCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1889
  2. Massie v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1892
  3. Vance v. FieldCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1889
  4. Miller v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1870
  5. Latimer v. GlennCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1866

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Chreste v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
  2. Stamp v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
  3. Lilly v. O'BrienCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
  4. White v. JouettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
  5. Johnson v. DucobuCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953

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