Johnson v. Bowling

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Miller

Affirming.

Prior to 1911 J. M. Bowling, of Pikeville, the plaintiff in this action, had obtained certain contracts giving Mm the option to buy the mineral rights in two tracts of land in Pike county, belonging to James Bowling and Newsom, and aggregating 430 acres, at $20.00 per acre. J. M. Bowling became financially embarrassed; and, in about 1911 he filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky; He also became involved in litigation with .reference to the contracts which he held for the…