Legal Opinion
Compton v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided April 22, 1941PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Ratline
—Affirming.
A. C. Compton died in Warren County, Kentucky, on April 13, 1939. He left a writing dated March 3, 1939, purporting to be his last will and testament, which was admitted to probate by the Warren county court, over the objections of the contestants who are the appellees in this appeal.
In August, 1939, appellees appealed from the county court order of probate by filing their petition in the Warren circuit court in which they alleged that at the time of the execution of the writing, or alleged will, and sometime previous thereto, Compton was of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KornhoffCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Greenway v. WatsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937
- Raison v. RaisonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- Nalty's Administrator v. Franzman'sCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
- Ellis v. EllisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1898
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Baldwin v. HosleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1959
- Kentucky Trust Co. v. GoreCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1946
- Sloan v. SloanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1946
- Bye v. MattinglyKentucky Supreme Court · 1998
- Southeastern Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. ChumleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1950
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