Triplett v. Bays

Opinion op the Court by

Creal, Commissioner

Affirming.

In March, 1932, Mrs. Trin V. Triplett instituted this action against L. M. Bays seeking to quiet title to a tract of 40 acres of land on Little Fork in Carter county, Ky., alleging that she had the legal title to and was in possession of the tract which is fully described in the petition and that Bays was setting up a claim, hostile and adverse to her title.

The original answer consists merely of a traverse of the petition. By an amended answer it was alleged that in November, 1929, R. T. Kennard, as trustee in bankruptcy of Oscar Triplett,…