Manning v. Owens

Opinion op the Court by

Morris, Commissioner

Affirming.

This is • an appeal from a judgment against appellants for $500 for legal services of appellee in certain •litigation. Since appeal Judge Tinsley has died and it is revived against his personal representative.

In 1919 the Commonwealth forfeited a tract of land in Knox and Clay counties, including a boundary of 2100 acres which later became the subject of litigation out of which this controversy grew. The land was sold and C. P. Kennedy became the purchaser, but prior to execution of deed, assigned his rights to R. L. Blake-man. On December…