Legal Opinion
Bedinger v. Graybill's & Trustee
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided March 29, 1957PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STANLEY, Commissioner.
The case presents what may be said to be, as a popular expression of today, “A $64,000 question.” Is it lawful for a man to adopt his wife as his child and heir at law? The amount involved is approximately $64,000.
By her will, executed in August, 1914, Mrs. Luella Graybill set up a trust for her son, Robert E. Graybill, for his life. The trustee was authorized to pay him one-half the corpus. The third paragraph of the will reads:
“After the death of my said son, I direct that the trust estate in the hands of the Trustee be paid over and distributed by the Trustee to the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Eversole v. EversoleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Power v. HafleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1887
- Brock v. DormanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1936
- Greene v. FitzpatrickCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
- Falls Branch Coal Co. v. Proctor Coal Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Gateway Construction Company v. WallbaumCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1962
- Bridges v. NicelyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- Hatchett v. City of GlasgowCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Edmands v. TiceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1958
- Fayette County Farm Bureau Federation v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1988
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