Newman v. Kentucky-West Virginia Gas Co.

CLAY, Commissioner.

This controversy involves the settlement of an estate, and particularly the title to a one-half interest in certain real property conveyed to the appellant, Richard Newman (individually), by his mother. The Chancellor adjudged the deed to appellant was champertous and void. No finding was made on appellant’s defense that appellees were estopped by reason of laches to question this deed.

This litigation is over 30 years old. It began after Merica Newman’s father died in 1929. Merica and her eight children were living in Oregon and California at the time. After the death of…