Legal Opinion

Young v. Wiley

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided December 31, 1914No. 22,736PublishedCited by 16 opinions

From Madison Circuit Court; Charles K. Bagot, Judge. Action by Alvah. G. Young and another against Elijah Wiley. From a judgment for defendant, the plaintiffs appeal. (Transferred from the Appellate Court under §1394 Burns 1914, Acts 1901 p. 565.)

1Opinion of the CourtMyers, J.

— This is an action brought November 1, 1905, by appellants, children of Sebastian Young, deceased, against appellee, to declare void a judgment affecting the title to real estate, and to recover its possession. The complaint is in five paragraphs, to each of which a demurrer was sustained, and that ruling is the error here assigned.

The first paragraph alleges that on and prior to October 23, 1888, one Lewis Young was the owner of a described 160-aere tract of land in Rush County, Indiana, of which he died seized in fee simple, leaving a will by which it was provided as follows: “I direct…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
  2. Cotterell v. KoonIndiana Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Thompson v. McCorkleIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
  4. Friebe v. ElderIndiana Supreme Court · 1914
  5. Chestnut v. Southern Indiana Railway Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1901

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Harkness v. GleasonIndiana Supreme Court · 1918
  2. Clark v. ClarkIndiana Supreme Court · 1930
  3. State Ex Rel. Burton v. GelbIndiana Supreme Court · 1947
  4. Dearing v. Speedway Realty Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1942
  5. McKern v. BeckIndiana Court of Appeals · 1920

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