Jewell v. Barnes' Admr.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 44 — Action by Robert M. Jewell Against the Louisville Trust Co., Administrator of C. P. Barnes, etc., to Enforce an Alleged Trust — APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, CHANCERY DIVISION. Judgment for Defendants and Plaintiff Appeals.
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Case 44 — Action by Robert M. Jewell Against the Louisville Trust Co., Administrator of C. P. Barnes, etc., to Enforce an Alleged Trust — APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, CHANCERY DIVISION. Judgment for Defendants and Plaintiff Appeals. This controversy arises from a clause in the will of C. P. Barnes, deceased, being the seventh clause of said will and is as follows: “I desire that my friend, Robert M. Jewell, be retained in the employ of the firm on such liberal terms as his long and faithful service entitle him to.” The petition shows that for many years the appellant had been a…
1Opinion of the Court
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JUDÜE HOBSON
Aepirming.
Appellant-, Robert M. Jewell, filed this suit against the appellees, the Louisville Trust Company, as the administrator with the will annexed, and S. S. Barnes, the residuary devisee, of C. P. Barnes, deceased. The court below sustained a demurrer to his petition, and, he failing to plead further, dismissed the action. The only question on the appeal is, therefore, did the petition state a cause of action?
It was alleged in the petition that O. P. Barnes was at the time of his death, and had been for many years theretofore, engaged in business as a…
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- Williams v. Williams' CommitteeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933