Vinson v. Hallowell
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 19—PETITION EQUITY— APPEAL FROM CALDWELL CIRCUIT COURT. CITED 1 Duvall, 22, Husbands and wife v. Bullock’s adm’r. 3 Bush, 242, Newman v. Winlock, adm’r. 7 Bush, 29, Ross, &c. v. Wilson, Peter, & Co. 6 Bush, 448, Thorn v. Darlington. 2 J. J. Marsh. 468. 1 Marsh. 302. 1 J. J. Marsh. 222. 1 Mon. 75. Revised Statutes, 1 Stanton, page 423.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Peters
This action was brought by appellant, the widow of E. C. Vinson, deceased, to recover the value of the wheat and corn necessary to furnish and sustain the widow and infant children of decedent one year with breadstuff.
It appears from the agreed facts that Vinson at the time of his death was a bona fide housekeeper with a family; that he left the appellant, his widow and four infant children, and left the wheat and corn in possession of his widow. Appellee sold them under his distress warrant for rent, claiming that he had leased the land to Vinson on which the wheat and corn grew, and that by…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ross v. Wilson, Peter & Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1869
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- Skillman v. Frost'sCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1883