Legal Opinion

Justice v. Justice

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided March 16, 1951PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLAY, Commissioner.

Appellant brought this action to set aside a written agreement entered into by her and the heirs at law of George Justice, involving the distribution of his property. The Chancellor refused to set aside the agreement, but granted her other requested relief.

George Justice died intestate in 1946. He was survived by appellant, his widow, and nine children, some of whom were the offspring of two former marriages. Shortly after his death appellant and the children entered into the written agreement here involved.

It recited that: the deceased left a personal estate of the gross…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Forsythe v. RexroatCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
  2. Brakefield v. BaldwinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Rich v. PappasCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
  2. Hughes v. BetenboughNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Ruckel v. BastonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1952
  4. Ranney v. ZimmermanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1955
  5. Rich v. PappasCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956

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