Smith v. Ferguson
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 9 — IN EQUITY — APPEAL FROM CARTER CIRCUIT COURT. cited Civil Code, sections 557, 558, 560. cited 7 Mon., 615 ; 4 J. J. Mar., 291 ; 9 Dana, 325 ; 6 Dana,. 454 ; 3 Bibb, 502; 3 Mar., 24 ; 3 B. Mon., 426 ; 9 Dana, 35; 5 J. J. Mar., 564 ; 1 Met., 54 ; Story’s Eq., 584-5; 5 Mon., 544; 2 Mar., 108; 1 Dana, 362; 4 Dana, 257 ; 2 B. Mon., 415 ; 2 J. J. Mar., 276. cited Civil Code, secs. 557,. 30, 34, 35, 33. cited 2 A. K. Mar., 46 ; Daniell’s Chancery Practice, vol. 2, side…
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CASE 9 — IN EQUITY — APPEAL FROM CARTER CIRCUIT COURT. cited Civil Code, sections 557, 558, 560. cited 7 Mon., 615 ; 4 J. J. Mar., 291 ; 9 Dana, 325 ; 6 Dana,. 454 ; 3 Bibb, 502; 3 Mar., 24 ; 3 B. Mon., 426 ; 9 Dana, 35; 5 J. J. Mar., 564 ; 1 Met., 54 ; Story’s Eq., 584-5; 5 Mon., 544; 2 Mar., 108; 1 Dana, 362; 4 Dana, 257 ; 2 B. Mon., 415 ; 2 J. J. Mar., 276. cited Civil Code, secs. 557,. 30, 34, 35, 33. cited 2 A. K. Mar., 46 ; Daniell’s Chancery Practice, vol. 2, side pages 835-837 ; 2 B. Mon., 254 ; Hackney vs. Smith Carter, MS. opin. December, 1860. cited 9 B. Mon., 264; 4 J. J. Mar.,…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE BULLITT
delivered the opinion or the court :
In 1855 A. W. Ferguson’s widow and children sued the appellant and another for land in their possession which the plaintiffs claimed as widow and heirs of said Ferguson. Said children were infants, and sued by the widow as their next friend. At the April term of the court, in 1855, the appellant filed an answer and cbunter-claim, asserting an equitable title to the land under a contract with said Ferguson, and praying that plaintiffs be required to convey the land to him, and the case was transferred to the equity docket. The widow filed a…
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