Stephens v. Stephens
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 104. — ACTION BY ■ WATSON STEPHENS AGAINST AUSTIN STEPHENS IN WHICH JENNIE STEPHENS BECAME A PARTY. Appeal from Kenton Circuit Court. Prom the judgment Jennie Stephens appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Barker
Reversing.
Austin Stephens and his wife Jennie resided on a small farm of fifty-three acres in Kenton county, Kentucky, which was their homestead. In order to *811obtain money with which to bnild the house, he mortgaged the homestead to George Williams for four hundred dollars. He also borrowed some sums of money from his father, Watson Stephens, aggregating eight hundred and one dollars and fifty-three cents, for which he executed and delivered his note on the 7th day of January 1896. The son failing to pay his note when due, the father instituted an action…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Morrison v. BeckhamCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1894
3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re DenissonWashington Supreme Court · 1938
- DeNisson v. National Bank of CommerceWashington Supreme Court · 1938