Cornett v. Maddin

Opinion op the Court by

Sims, Commissioner

Affirming.

Albert Maddin married a sister of Henderson Cor-nett and of Leander Cornett, and Albert lived in Knott County, Kentucky; Henderson lived at CoatesviÚe, Penn.; and Leander, who was unmarried, lived in Washington, D. C. Leander owned a small tract of land in Knott County, containing 26.6 acres wbicb had been set aside to him as his interest in the estate of his deceased father. On April 2, 1934, he wrote his brother-in-law, Albert, offering to sell him this land for $150, of which $50 was to be paid in cash, the balance to be evidenced by a…