Waggener v. Howsley's Administrator

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Hurt

Reversing.

On November 27th, 1891, Mrs. L. A. Howsley was the owner of a farm in Hardin County, Kentucky. She inherited one-half of this farm from her father, and the other one-half she had purchased from her sister. The price to be paid for the portion purchased by her from her sister was about $2,280.00, but she had. paid no part of the purchase price, except $500.00, which she had borrowed from a bank, and to secure the loan had executed a mortgage upon the farm, and this sum yet remained unpaid. For the remainder of the purchase price she had executed…