Legal Opinion
Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees & Assigns of Devou v. City of Covington
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided April 19, 1991No. Nos. 89-CA-938-MR, 89-CA-996-MR, 89-CA-998-MR and 89-CA-1000-MRPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYCHE, Judge.
On November 28, 1910, William P. De-vou, Charles P. Devou and his wife, Helen M. Devou, donated a tract of land of approximately 700 acres to the Covington Board of Park Commissioners. This tract of land comprises a major part of what is now known as Devou Park, and was given by the Devou family as a memorial to William P. Devou, Sr., and Sarah Odgen Devou, the parents of William P. Devou, Jr., and Charles P. Devou. The land was given to the Board of Park Commissioners (the successor to which is the City of Cov-ington) under twenty-three specific “conditions and limitations.”…
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- Cline v. Johnson County Board of EducationKentucky Supreme Court · 1977
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