Legal Opinion

Harman v. Brewster

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided October 27, 1870PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Case 70 — PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL PROM CRITTENDEN CIRCUIT COURT. CITED Revised Statutes, article 1, chapter 70, “Occupying Claimants.” Civil Code, sections 53, 55. i Revised Statutes, section 3, article 3, chapter 13, 1 Stanton, 337.

1Opinion of the Court

JUDGE LINDSAY

delivered the opinion of the court.

On December 14, 1859, appellees, who claim to be the heirs-at-law of Alexander Brewster, deceased, brought a suit in the Crittenden Circuit Court against appellants and others to recover possession of a tract of four hundred acres of land situated in said county. After the institution of said action, John Ford, one of the original defendants, died, and revivor was had against his widow and heirs. The action was afterward dismissed as to all the defendants except Anne Harman and Ford’s heirs. These parties, among other defenses, pleaded and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Cardwell v. Sprigg's HeirsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1838

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Luen v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1887
  2. Wildey v. CraneMichigan Supreme Court · 1886
  3. Meade v. RatliffCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
  4. Pond Creek Coal Co. v. RunyanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
  5. Doyle v. CornettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920

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