Legal Opinion

Winchester v. Watson

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided March 16, 1916PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeal from McCreary Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

*214Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Miller

Reversing.

In 1855, Joseph Winchester obtained a patent for a tract of between 70 and 100 acres of land in that part of Wayne county which is now a part of McCreary county.'

Many years ago, the exact time not being shown, Joseph Winchester removed to Tennessee, leaving the land above mentioned in the possession of his daughter, Betsy Troxell. He married a second time,"and died in Tennessee in 1881, intestate'.'

The children by his first marriage were Betsy Troxell, Jane Miles, Rachel Smith, and Zarilda Lewis; those by his second marriage, and who lived…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. OwensCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
  2. O'Connor v. Henderson Bridge Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1894
  3. Padgett v. DeckerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
  4. Hill v. Phillips' Adm'rCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1888
  5. Morawick v. Martineck's GuardianCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1908

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. May v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1919
  2. Ray v. RayCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
  3. Wilcox v. SamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926
  4. Brashears v. CombsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
  5. Elkhorn Land & Improvement Co. v. WallaceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930

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