Runyon v. Runyon

Opinion op the Court by

Turner, Commissioner

Reversing.

Prior to August, 1919, B. W. Runyon and his wife, appellee Gertrude Runyon, operated at Elkhorn City in Pike county a hotel known as the Runyon Hotel. The title to the hotel was in the appellee, as well as the title to an adjoining vacant lot.

For some time prior to his death in the summer of 1919 B. W. Runyon had been in bad health and while the hotel was operated by them jointly as the “Runyon Hotel,” she was in fact not only the owner of the property, but the moving spirit in the operation of the hotel.

Some time prior to his death they…