Legal Opinion
Department of Welfare v. Brock
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided December 19, 1947PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Morris, Commissioner
Affirming.
Brock was in 1935 convicted of murder and sentenced to a life term in the penitentiary. Due to mental trouble he was in December 1937 transferred to Central Hospital at Lakeland for observation. Later in 1938 he was in the Oldham circuit court adjudged to be insane and committed to Lakeland; that judgment recited that Brock had no estate.
From the pleadings and Netherton v. Bradley, 305 Ky. 427, 204 S. W. 2d 594, we learn that Brock’s father, a veteran of World War I, had a War Risk insurance policy in which the son was named beneficiary.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State Board of Charities & Corrections v. HaysCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920
- State Board of Control v. Estate of GardnerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1936
- State Ex Rel. Siehl v. JorgensonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- State v. BrouilletteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- Arms' Committee v. ArmsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Briskman v. Central State HospitalCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1954
- Kentucky County Judge/Executive Ass'n v. Commonwealth, Justice Cabinet, Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1996
- Green v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
- Belden v. Cabinet for Families & ChildrenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2016
- In re the Commitment of F.H.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1992
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