Kentucky State Park Commission v. Wilder

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner—

Affirming.

In Kentucky State Park Commission v. Wilder, 256 Ky. 313, 76 S. W. (2d) 4, it was held that Samantha Wilder and others could not maintain a suit against the commission for partition of a tract of land which had been conveyed to the Commonwealth of Kentucky for the use and benefit of the commission, in which tract the plaintiffs claimed ownership of an undivided interest. The conclusion was that the suit was in effect against the state and of a character that did not involve the taking of private property for public use or trespass…