McConnell v. Crittenden County

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clay

Reversing.

Richard McConnell was the owner of a ferry between Cave In Rock, Ill., and a point opposite in Crittenden county, Ky. Subsection 3, sec. 1808, Kentucky .Statutes, reads in part as follows:

“A non-resident owner of a ferry right shall sell the same to a resident citizen of this state, within a year after his removal or the accrual of his right, with leave of the court, and the purchaser give such new covenant. Upon failure to comply with any requisition of this sub-section, the court shall revoke the grant, the party having been first summoned, or, if…