Gatliff v. Gross

MILLIKEN, Judge.

A sequel to Gross v. Gatliff et al., Ky. 1952, 249 S.W.2d 17, this appeal involves the construction of a deed of an interest in 400 acres of land in Whitley County. The litigants were joint owners of the property, but Gross was the sole owner of the timber rights in the entire 400-acre tract at the time of the present conveyance. In order to effect a partition of the property, Gross proposed that the Gatliff heirs convey to him their interest in the eastern half of the tract and he would convey to them his interest in the western half. The question is: Did Gross convey his…