Davis v. Willson
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Cask 77 — Action by A. E. Willson against W. Y. Davis, Jr., an» Others to Recover on a Note and Enforce a Mortgage Lien— APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, CHANCERY DIVISION. Judgment for Plaintiff and Dee'endant, W. Y. Davis. Jr., and Plaintiff Appeal.
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Cask 77 — Action by A. E. Willson against W. Y. Davis, Jr., an» Others to Recover on a Note and Enforce a Mortgage Lien— APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, CHANCERY DIVISION. Judgment for Plaintiff and Dee'endant, W. Y. Davis. Jr., and Plaintiff Appeal. POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. 1. The -mortgage sued on by appellee in this case is Cham-pertous and void, for the reason that at the time it w-as executed by Mrs. 'Caldwell, the mortgagor, W. Y. Daivis, the ancestor of the appellants, was in adverse possession of the property mortgaged, claiming it as his own adversely to- all the world. In fact,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of ti-ik cotntr by
JUDGE BARKER
Affirming.
John I. Jacob, by Ms last will and testament, devised to his son, Charles D. Jacob, a large estate in fee simple, and also real estate in , the city of Louisville, Ky., worth the sum of $30,000, in trust to him for life, with remainder to his children living at the time of his death. At the time of the death of his father, Charles D. Jacob was an infant, and Ms guardian, in order to improve his trust estate, instituted an action in the Louisville chancery court, and therein obtained a decree authorizing the -sale of a portion of his ward’s…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Taliaferro v. ButlerTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Simmons v. McKayCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1868
- Bank of Louisville v. BaumeisterCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1888
- White's Trustee v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1888
- Smith v. ShacklefordCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1840
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