Allen v. Allen

Opinion or the Court by

Judge Hurt

Reversing.

On the 12th day of October, 1895, the appellee, S. B. Allen, purchased from his father, Simon Allen, a tract of land in Magoffin County, Kentucky, the price of which was agreed as being the sum of $1,000.00. Simon Allen gave to his son, the appellee, $600.00 of the purchase price and the appellee paid to his father $400.00. Thereafter, on the 28th day of April, 1900, Simon Allen executed, acknowledged and delivered to the appellee a deed for the land, which recited the consideration as being $1,000.00, $600.00 of which was donated to the appellee as…