Mize v. Day

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Hobson—

Beversing.

In September, 1898, J. G-. Trimble sold to his son-in-law, J. Taylor Day, Ms old home place in Hazel Green, Kentucky, for $1,500, for which Day executed a note to Trimble, and Trimble executed to Day either a title bond or a deed for the property. Day’s habits at the time were very bad. He was drinking heavily and when drunk seemed possessed with the desire to buy land. In this way he bought during that fall a large amount of land on which he paid nothing. About the first of January, his son-in-law, who had charge of his business, deeming…