Mitchell v. Deegan

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

On September 26, 1927, John Inman and wife, Nannie Inman, conveyed to their daughter, Linda Inman, ten acres of the farm he then owned in Knox County, Kentucky. In the deed is this limiting clause: “Grantors hereby retain the ownership, and control, of said property during their life time, at which time the grantee shall become the sole owner, and in the event of grantee’s death, leaving no heirs, then the said property shall be equally divided between the remaining heirs of the said grantors. ’ ’

John Inman was about 70 years of age at that time…