Legal Opinion
Linton v. Hail
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided January 25, 1924PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*699Opinion of the Court by
Turner, Commissioner
Affirming.
In August, 1883, W. H. Fortson, a resident of Christian county, executed his will. Thereafter in 1888, after his death, the same was probated.
In the first clause he provided for the payment of his debts; in the second he devised to his son, H. C. Fortson, some land in McCracken county “as his full share of my estate.” In the third he provided for the payment annually by his executors of a stipulated sum to an unfortunate son, John W. Fortson, during his life, and set apart two tracts of land aggregating about 80 acres, from which this sum…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Harvey v. BellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904
- Bradshaw v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
- Henry v. CarrCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
- Hughes v. CovingtonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
- Anderson v. HerringCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Atkinson v. KernCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
- Lightfoot v. BeardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Benjamin v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 2010
- Poore v. PooreCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
- Mitchell v. DeeganCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1946
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