Legal Opinion

Branham v. Estate of Elkins

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided January 31, 2014No. 2012-CA-001789-MRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MOORE, Judge:

The above-captioned appellants petitioned the Pike Circuit Court to order the sale of a tract of land located in Pike County, Kentucky. The circuit court dismissed their petition on the ground that they failed to demonstrate title to the tract in question and therefore lacked standing to file their petition. They now appeal. Upon review, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In a deed executed February 5, 2002, Country Pastimes, a Kentucky General Partnership, purported to convey in fee simple a tract of land1 to a grantee described as “Lighthouse Baptist Church, of P.O.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Townsend v. CableCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
  2. Flynn v. FikeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
  3. In Re MorrisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
  4. Smith v. VestCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2007
  5. Combs v. HounshellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961

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