Harper v. Harper
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 24 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL FROM WOODFORD CIRCUIT COURT. CITED— 1 Phillips on Evidence, 559. 7 Ves., 211; McCollam vs. Pleam. CITED— 3 Dana, 173; Perkins vs. Drye. 5 Liltcll, 84; 'Skinner vs. Miller. 7 Mon., 635; Davis vs. Phelps. 3 J. J. Mar., 353 ; Edrington vs. Harper. 2 Phillips on Evidence, 603. 6 Halst., 174-7 ; Perrine vs. Churman. 19 Johnson, 53 ; Petsy vs. Christy, 2 B. Mon., 71-2-3 ; Cook vs Colyer's admlr.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE HARDIN
delivered the opinion oe the court:
Wm. F. Harper being indebted in various sums to John Harper, amounting to near forty thousand dollars, on the 24th day of January, 1862, made to him an absolute conveyance of about one hundred and twenty-two acres of land in Woodford county, for the consideration of nine thousand eight hundred and twenty-six dollars, in discharge of so much of said indebtedness.
On the 12th day of September, '1865. W. F. Harper, brought this suit in equity against John Harper, alleging “that said conveyance was made under the following circumstances, and was based…
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