Hicks v. Jackson
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 74. — ACTION BY HICKS, &c., AGAINST JACKSON, &c., TO SELL LAND AND RE-INVEST THE PROCEEDS. Appeal from McLean Circuit Court. Prom the judgment Hicks, etc., appeal
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge O’Rear
Reversing.
R. Gr. Wilson died the owner of two adjacent tracts of land in McLean county. One of about 86 acres, the other one of about 78. He left a widow and two children infants. The widow remarried. Before dower was assigned to her she brought this action against the infants, alleging the above facts, and that the land was unproductive of profit, and that it would he to the interest of the infants to sell it and re-invest the proceeds. The infants had no guardian.
The court, upon proof tending to sustain the allegations of the petition adjudged a sale of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Malone v. ConnCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1893
3Cited by5 opinions
- Bullock v. GudgellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904
- Cornell v. CornellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
- Greenway's Guardian v. GreenwayCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
- Friend & Terry Lumber Co. v. DevineCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1920
- Jackson v. HaakeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915