Legal Opinion
Farmers Nat. Bank of Cynthiana v. McKenney
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided February 12, 1954PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAY, Commissioner.
The principal purpose of this suit is to obtain a construction of the will of W. P. McLoney who died in 1941. Neither party to this appeal objects to a portion of the judgment which decreed that a legacy bequeathed by Item III thereof had lapsed and the testator had died intestate as to a two acre tract of land.
The real difficulty in the case concerns Item IV of the will. This the Chancellor adjudged null and void.
In Item IV the testator devised a tract of land to be held in trust by appellant trustee along with residual personal property. This trust was to become effective…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Winn v. WilliamCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
- Letcher's Trustee v. LetcherCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1946
- Saulsberry v. SaulsberryCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
- Goodloe's Trustee and Adm'r v. GoodloeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
- Johnson v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1950
3Cited by4 opinions
- Stellings v. AutrySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
- Curtis v. Citizens Bank & Trust Co. of Lexington, Ky.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1958
- Beaver v. CravenHigh Court of American Samoa · 1991
- Bollinger v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1963