Legal Opinion

Fields v. Farmers & Drovers Bank

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided March 8, 1901PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Case 32 — Action fob a Decree Adjudging Plaintiff to Have an Undivided Interest in a City Lot — APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, CHANCERY DIVISION. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendants Appeal.

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Case 32 — Action fob a Decree Adjudging Plaintiff to Have an Undivided Interest in a City Lot — APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, CHANCERY DIVISION. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendants Appeal. A consideration of this question will involve the discussion of but two propositions: 1. Whether at the time of purchase at judicial sale by the appellants of the appellee’s interest, the appellant, J. Laurence Field, was a co-tenant with his co-appellant and the. appellee. 2. Whether, under the circumstances of the refusal of the appellee to protect itself ,at the judicial sale of its interest, it…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the court by

JUDGE WHITE

Affirming.

The appellee, the Farmers’ <& Drovers’ Bank, brought this action -seeking a decree that it has an undivided interest 'of' two-fifths- in a certain lot on Sixth street, .in the city of Louisville. The petition alleges as cause of action that appellee owned two-fifths interest, A. H. Field owned one-fifth, J. Lawrence Field owned one-fifth interest, and N. A. Miller and N.. R. Gay ton jointly owned one-fifth, all subject to the life estate of Rebecca Field, mother of A. H. and J. Lawrence Field. It is alleged that, there being a -charge against the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Venable v. BeauchampCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1835
  2. Page v. WebsterMichigan Supreme Court · 1860
  3. Lee v. FoxCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1838
  4. Administrators of Downer v. SmithSupreme Court of Vermont · 1866
  5. Brown v. HogleIllinois Supreme Court · 1863

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Crouch v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
  2. Ford v. Jellico Grocery Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
  3. Hammonds v. RisnerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
  4. McGrath v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
  5. Butcher v. Corbin Hardware & Furniture Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932

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