Legal Opinion

Barnhill v. Sharon

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided October 26, 1909PublishedCited by 6 opinions

CASE 12. — ACTION BY IDA BARNHILL AND OTHERS AGAINST HENRY SHARON AND OTHERS. Appeal from Scott Circuit Court. R. L. Stout, Circuit Judge. Judgment for defendants, plaintiffs appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the court by

Wm. Rogers Clay, Commissioner

— Reversing.

Appellants, Ida Barnhill and others, who are the children and grandchildren of Mary Elizabeth Williamson, instituted this action against Henry Sharon *71and others, to recover a one-fifth interest in a tract of land consisting of 47 acres and situated in Scott county, Ky. The court sustained a demurrer to the petition, and it was dismissed. Ida Barnhill and others appeal.

The petition is as follows: “The plaintiffs state: That one Thos. Sharon, on the-day of 190 — ■' departed this life testate, a resident and citizen of Scott county,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Huntress v. PlaceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
  2. Fuller v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1895

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. ElliffSupreme Court of Colorado · 1923
  2. Spencer v. Title Guarantee Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1931
  3. Abney v. PearsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
  4. Bartels v. BartelsMeigs County Probate Court · 1956
  5. Reynolds v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2014

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