Legal Opinion
Walters v. Ratliff
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided September 23, 1869PublishedCited by 4 opinions
CASE 53 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL MOM PIKE CIRCUIT COURT. CITED. ' Revised Statutes, sees. 30, 38, chap. 100. 18 B. Mon., 259; Hughey vs. Sidwell’s heirs. CITED— 18 B. Mon., 200; Iivghcy vs. SidwclVs heirs. Revised Statutes, sec. 38, chap. 106.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE HARDIN
delivered the opinion op the court:
The Pike county court, at its October term, 1867, entered of record the following order:
“ This day a copy of the last will and testimony of Barnabas Johnson, deceased, was produced in open court, and proved by the oath of John Dils, jr., to be a copy of the last -will and testimony of Barnabas Johnson; which was examined, approved of by the court, and ordered to be filed and recorded in the proper book,” &c.
The said paper, which was áccordingly recorded, and which is without date, purports to emancipate a number of slaves of the testator, and to…
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