Jacob v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Chancery . Appeal from the Jefferson Circuit; Henry Pirtle, Judge. Frauds and perjuries, statute of. Land, verbal contracts for. . Principal and agent.
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Justice Robertson,.delivered the opinion of the court.
Mrs. A:im E. F. Smith, widow of Daniel Smith, deceased, formerly of Louisville, being entitled by her husband’s will to part of a ten acre lot and other estate in 1 .ouisvillc, and b eing about to remov e from that place to Newark, in New-Jerrey, gave to Wm. >S. Vernon, of the former place, a plenary power of attorney, to manage, or sell and convey, her said estate, in any manner he might deem advantageous to her interest.
Early in the year 1828, John I. Jacob proposed to Vernon, to purchase from him, as agent, Mrs. Smith’s entire…
2Cited by1 opinion
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