Legal Opinion

Sellars v. Jones

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided May 4, 1915PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from Craves Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion ok the Court- by

William Rogers Clay, Commissioner

Affirming.

In the year 1914 James Sellars, a resident of Graves County, died, leaving a last will and testament, by which he devised and bequeathed to his nephew, R. L. Sellars, all of his estate, consisting of land, cash and other items of personal property of the value of about $5,000.00. James Sellars had never been married and had he died intestate his estate would have been inherited by all of his nephews and nieces, being seven in number. The testator’s nephews and nieces, with the exception of Jemima Jones and R. L. Sellars,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of GarcelonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Rector, Etc. v. . TeedNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
  3. Blount v. WheelerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
  4. Moss v. . CohenNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
  5. State v. MontgomerySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1900

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Forsythe v. RexroatCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
  2. Hulen v. TruittSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1940
  3. Hardin's Administrators v. HardinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
  4. Cowan v. BrowneMontana Supreme Court · 1922
  5. Gonzales v. GaunaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1922

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