Angel v. Le Moyne

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clay

Affirming.

On January 28, 1852, the commonwealth of Kentucky issued to A. S. O’Bannon, Griffin Morgan &_Company, a patent covering 8,000 acres of land. The title to this patent afterwards passed to Louisa D. Yan Winkle. In 1882 there was issued to Archibald Angel a patent to 200 acres of land lying within, and outside of the exclusions of, the former patent. In 1894 M. J. Huffman and others executed their promissory note to Arch Angel in payment of timber taken from the land claimed by him, Being doubtful as to the title, they brought suit against Angel and…