Hise v. Hartford Life Insurance
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 14 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL PROM LOUISVILLE LAW AND EQUITY COURT. 1. Upon the facts of this case, the voluntary gift from Joseph S. Hite to his wife and children was an unnecessary and improper provision for them.
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Case 14 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL PROM LOUISVILLE LAW AND EQUITY COURT. 1. Upon the facts of this case, the voluntary gift from Joseph S. Hite to his wife and children was an unnecessary and improper provision for them. Under the law as it stood at the time this insurance was taken out and the premiums paid thereon, and at the time of the passage of the act of 1870, this voluntary gift from Hite to his wife and children was void as to his then existing liabilities, whether it was a necessary-provision or not, and without reference to his solvency or insolvency. The mere fact of his being in…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE BBJSNETT
delivered the opinion of the court.
Joseph S. Hite, now deceased, qualified as the guardian, in 1867, oí the appellants, and received ah estate belonging to them, about thirteen thousand six hundred dollars, consisting oí bonds. In 1868 and 1869, .after said qualification and receipt of said bonds, he insured his life in the appellees’ companies for the benefit of his wife and children, which sums amounted, in the aggregate, to about thirty-two thousand dollars. The premiums on these sums were paid annually until 1871, including that year, when the said Hite ceased *104to pay any…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Thompson v. CundiffCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1875
- Stokes v. CoffeyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1871
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- Parks v. Park's Ex'rsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
- In re RenakerDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1923