Legal Opinion

Rogers v. Barnett

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided April 9, 1817PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*480OPINION of the Court, by

Judge Qwsusy.

This was an ejectment brought by Barnett in the court below to recover the possession of a tract of land lying in Bourbon county.

The appellants were admitted defendants in that court, and upon the trial of the general issue judgment was obtained against them.

Part of the appellants appear to he infants under the age of 21, and it is assigned for error that the court erred in proceeding to trial without previously appointing a guardian to defend for them.

This assignment must have been made upon a misconception of the record: for although not strictly formal,…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Miller v. ShacklefordCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1836
  2. Stewart v. HoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1846
  3. Sexton v. BrockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1854
  4. Greene v. Chickering & McKaySupreme Court of Missouri · 1846
  5. Jared v. GoodtitleIndiana Supreme Court · 1818

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