Legal Opinion
Cowan v. Pleasant
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided January 29, 1954PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMMACK, Justice.
L. P. Pleasant and his wife, Elva Pleasant, were conveyed real estate by deed for their joint lives, with the remainder in fee simple to the survivor. They held the property under a tenancy by the entirety. Hoffmann v. Newell, 249 Ky. 270, 60 S.W.2d 607, 89 A.L.R. 489. In 1952, Pleasant killed his wife and immediately committed suicide. A 14 year old son "survived the couple. Mr. Pleasant had one child by a previous marriage and Mrs. Pleasant had three children by a previous marriage. Each group of heirs claimed the property. The chancellor held, and we think correctly, for…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Bryant v. . BryantSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1927
- Eversole v. EversoleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Beddingfield v. Estill & NewmanTennessee Supreme Court · 1906
- Neiman v. HurffSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1952
- Van Alstyne v. TuffyNew York Supreme Court · 1918
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Hill v. MorrisSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
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- Sanderson v. SaxonKentucky Supreme Court · 1992
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