Long v. Short

PARK, Judge.

Under the provisions of two separate deeds from their parents, Ray Long and Alvis Long possessed life estates in two tracts of land. Following the death of Ray Long, a dispute arose with respect to the ownership of the two tracts. Alvis Long contended that he possessed a life estate in the whole property following the death of Ray. On the other hand, the heirs of Ray Long contended that their undivided one-half remainder interest in the property became possessory immediately upon Ray Long’s death. The Cumberland Circuit Court upheld the claim of the heirs of Ray Long adjudging…