Legal Opinion

Bonta v. Sevier

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided March 4, 1924PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clay

Affirming.

J. H. Bonta, a resident of Mercer County, died in the month of April, 1921. At the time of his death he was *335confined in the Eastern State Hospital. His first wife died in the year 1887. To that marriage three children were horn, to-wit, Jinlde Sevier, Henry Bonta, who died unmarried in 1914, and Charles Bonta, who died leaving a widow and four children. By his will, which was dated August 23, 1915, J. H. Bonta devised his farm to his second wife for life, then to his nephew, Robert Murphy, for life, then in fee to his nephew, William H. Bonta, son of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Glover v. PattenSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. Doherty v. O'CallaghanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
  3. Meuth's v. MeuthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
  4. Frye's v. BennettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Hood v. NicholCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
  2. Madden v. CornettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
  3. Hecht's Adm'r v. HechtCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938
  4. Edna Bonta v. Jenkie H. SevierCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
  5. Stegman v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1974

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