Gearheart v. Little
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Sims
Affirming.
The one question presented on this appeal is whether the deed quoted in the next paragraph conveyed the fee or_merely a life estate to grantee with remainder to her children. The grantors are parents of the grantee, who subsequently conveyed the property, and her children brought this declaratory judgment action in which they set out the deed and ask the court to adjudge that their mother took only a life estate and they took the remainder in fee. The chancellor sustained a general demurrer to the petition as amended and upon appellants’ refusing to plead further, dismissed their…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- American National Bank v. MadisonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
- Ely v. United States Coal Coke CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Fairchild v. FairchildCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Goggin v. RatchfordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1950
- Williams v. Ohio Valley Banking & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Bartley v. PotterCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1960