Lee v. Hanna

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Ratlipp

Affirming.

Kelly Hanna (colored), a citizen and resident of Harlan county, Ky., died intestate on the 17th .day of April, 1924, leaving surviving him three infant children, to wit, Burley Lee Hanna, age 13, William Hanna, age 11, and Roosevelt Hanna, age 9.

January 28, 1925, after the death of decedent, the appellants, Joe Lee and Ollie Lee, took the older two of the children, Burley and William, into their home or boarding house and have kept and cared for them since said time.

The deceased’s death was due to injuries received while he was a soldier in the…