Legal Opinion

Trabue v. Ramage

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided June 6, 1882PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Case 58 — CAVEAT APPEAL FROM LIVINGSTON CIRCUIT COURT. "It is clear that appellee entered under appellant as his tenant. He should not be allowed to turn against his landlord and hold against him. "It is distinctly proved that the land upon which appellant entered is not covered by the patent of appellant, and his caveat .should be dismissed,

1Opinion of the Court

JUDGE HARGIS

delivered the opinion oe the court.

The appellant filed a caveat with the Register of the Land. Office against the issuance‘of a patent to the'appellee for twenty-two acres of land.

The latter denied that the land he had entered and caused to be surveyed belonged to the appellant, or was in the boundary claimed by him.

It appears that the Commonwealth patented 350 acres of. land to the justices of the Livingston county court, for seminary purposes, in the year 1814, and that subsequently this 350 acres,' after several conveyances, was divided between the heirs of twb joint owners,…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Williams v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
  2. Kentina-Puckett Corp. v. SimpsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1922
  3. Kentucky Coal Lands Co. v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
  4. Elk Horn Coal Corp. v. Jacks Creek Coal Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931

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