Jeffries v. Butler
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 74 — Action to Recover Band APPEAL FROM GREEN CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Dependant and Plaintiffs Appeal. 1. It is not within the jurisdiction of the county court to create 2. Limitation does not begin to run against one in remainder or in reversion, until the right of entry exists in him, which is not until the termination of the particular life estate.
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Case 74 — Action to Recover Band APPEAL FROM GREEN CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Dependant and Plaintiffs Appeal. 1. It is not within the jurisdiction of the county court to create 2. Limitation does not begin to run against one in remainder or in reversion, until the right of entry exists in him, which is not until the termination of the particular life estate. Section 2505, art. 1, chap. 80, Kentucky Statutes; Francis v. Wood, 81 Ky., 16; 4 Rep., page 616; Mays v. Hanna, 4 Rep., 50; Mcllvane v. Porter, 9 Rep., 899; Cudgel v. Tydings, 10 Rep., 737; Decourcey v. Dickens, 1 Rep., 260; Woolfolk…
1Opinion of the Court
'Opinion oír the court by
JUDGE WHITE.Reversing.
In 1855, Josiah Jeffries, grandfather of appellants, made and executed a deed of gift to his four daughters, by name, to certain lands in Green county. The granting clause of the deed reads: “That the said party of the first part hath, for and in consideration of natural love and affection for his said children, parties of the second part, granted and given, and do by these presents grant, give, and convey, unto the said parties of the second part, the following property.” The habendum clause of the deed reads: “To have and to hold the property…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Bodine's Adm'rs v. ArthurCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1890
- Birney v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1837
- Francis v. WoodCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1883
- Davis v. TingleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1848
- Bransom v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1883
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