Legal Opinion
Caudle v. Smither
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided April 26, 1968PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WADDILL, Commissioner.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Franklin Circuit Court declaring void a trust instrument signed on August 7, 1957, by Alex Smither, Sr., and his wife, Eva Mae Smither. The circuit court’s decision rested upon the finding that the trust provisions of the instrument constituted an unreasonable restraint on the alienation of certain property.
The property involved in this controversy is a 160-acre tract acquired on May 3, 1947, by Alex Smither, Sr., and his wife and George McDonald and his wife, each couple being conveyed an undivided one-half interest with…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Kentland Coal & Coke Co. v. KeenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Harkness v. LisleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
- Thurmond v. ThurmondCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1921
- Winn v. WilliamCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
- Ford v. YostCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Three Rivers Rock Co. v. Reed Crushed Stone Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1975
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