Neely v. Merritt
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 31 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL PROM LOGAN CIRCUIT COURT. CITED Revised Statutes, chap. 71, secs. 8, 9. Newman’s Pleading and Practice, 149. Revised Statutes, chap. 93, art. 9. Oivil Code, sec. 39. 3B. Mon. 160, Patton’s adm’r v. Patton’s heirs. 1Met. 26, Rogers v. Mitchell’s heirs. 5 Mon. 101, Clark v. Commonwealth. 1 J. J. Marsh. 177, Hobbs v. Middleton. 3 J. J. Marsh. 123, Thomas’s adm’r v. Commonwealth. 3 Met. 63, Lee v. Waller. 4 Met. 240, Young v. Duhme & Co. ■ 1 Met.…
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Case 31 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL PROM LOGAN CIRCUIT COURT. CITED Revised Statutes, chap. 71, secs. 8, 9. Newman’s Pleading and Practice, 149. Revised Statutes, chap. 93, art. 9. Oivil Code, sec. 39. 3B. Mon. 160, Patton’s adm’r v. Patton’s heirs. 1Met. 26, Rogers v. Mitchell’s heirs. 5 Mon. 101, Clark v. Commonwealth. 1 J. J. Marsh. 177, Hobbs v. Middleton. 3 J. J. Marsh. 123, Thomas’s adm’r v. Commonwealth. 3 Met. 63, Lee v. Waller. 4 Met. 240, Young v. Duhme & Co. ■ 1 Met. 555, Berry v. Belt’s adm’r. 4 J. J. Marsh. 368, Fanny v. Bryant. 6 J. J. Marsh. 331, Charles v. French. 4 Dana, 589,…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE LINDSAY
delivered the opinion op the court.
Thomas Neely, a citizen of Logan County, Ky., died in 1854, leaving as his last will and testament the following paper:
*348“I, Thomas Neely, of the county of Logan and state of Kentucky, do make, publish, and declare the following to be my last will and testament, viz.:
“Item I. — It is my will and desire that my male slaves— to wit, Richard, born April 10, 1841; John Franklin, born March 28, 1848; Reuben, born May 24, 1850; and George Henry, born July 24, 1852 — be free so soon as they respectively attain the age of twenty-five (25) years; and that…
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