Legal Opinion

Cessna v. Cessna's adm'r

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided February 3, 1868PublishedCited by 11 opinions

CASE «8— PETITION EQUITY APPEAL FROftí LARUE CIRCUIT COURT. CITED— 2 Duvall, 547; True vs. Nicholas. 2 Metcalfe, 341; Johnson vs. Johnson. 14 B. Mon., 570-71.

1Opinion of the Court

JTTDGE PETERS

delivered the opinion oe the court:

William Cessna, in consideration — partly for love and affection — for nine hundred and thirty-three dollars and thirty-two cents, and for board and care, covenanted with his son, W. W. Cessna, to convey to him “ and his lawful children” a certain tract or parcel of land, described in a writing evidencing the contract.

At the date of the writing W. W. Cessna had three children, and after that time three more were born to him. He and his father both died without any conveyance having been made for the land described in said covenant; and this is a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Johnson v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1859

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Hall v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905
  2. Harkness v. LisleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
  3. McFarland v. HatchettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904
  4. Rice v. KletteCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
  5. Patterson's v. DeanCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931

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