Legal Opinion

Mills' heirs v. Lee

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided October 23, 1827PublishedCited by 1 opinion

CnANCEEr. Appeal from the Mason Circuit; William P. Romr, Judge. Compromises. Vendor and vendee.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Bibb

In 1817, the heirs of Edward Mills exhibited their bill against Lee and Graham, setting forth; — that their ancestor was possessed of a tract of land in Mason county, of 2,000 acres, granted to him by patent, in 1790; — that Arthur Fox’s claim of 20,000 conflicted; that by an agreement between their ancestor and Fox, of 1793, the claim of their ancestor was reduced to-acres; — that Henry Lee and Richard Graham asserted claim to this tract, under an entry of 20,000 acres, in the name of Edward Graham: shewed their ancestor the entry, a decree for the title against the heirs of Edward Graham; a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Taylor v. PatrickCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1808
  2. M'Intire v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1815

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Curry v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1945

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