Legal Opinion

Richie v. Owsley

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided October 20, 1909PublishedCited by 26 opinions

CASE 9. — FORCIBLE ENTRY PROCEEDING BY WILLIAM OWSLEY AND OTHERS AGAINST CANADA RICHIE. Appeal from Knott Circuit Court. D. ~W. Gardner, Circuit Judge. Judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals. —

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Judge 0’Rear

— Reversing.

‘William Howard by bis deed conveyed to J. F. Bullitt a tract of land on waters of Quicksand creek in Knott county, described as containing 1,203 acres. Bullitt conveyed to tbe Virginia Kentucky Coal Corporation. It. executed a lease to appellee Wm. Owsley as its tenant. Only a small part of tbe tract was cleared of its forest or inclosed. But tbe written lease described tbe entire boundary as having been *66leased to Owsley. Thereafter appellant, as tenant of Hayes, went upon that boundary, but outside of the inclosure upon it, and built a hut.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Chicago, St. Louis & N. O. Ry. Co. v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903
  2. Commonwealth v. NuteCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903
  3. Louisville & N. R. R. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
  4. Wall v. NelsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1823

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Whitley County Land Co. v. Powers' HeirsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
  2. Hartzog v. Seeger Coal Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  3. Caughlin v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
  4. Kentucky Union Company v. HevnerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1924
  5. Elliot v. HensleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920

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