Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Covington Trust & Banking Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided January 14, 1947PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Cammack
Reversing.
In May, 1932, Jacob F. Hooler and his wife, Barbara, duly executed a joint will, the first two paragraphs of which follow: *
“I. We hereby bequeath and devise each to the other and to the one of us surviving all of our estate jointly or singly owned, for the lifetime of the survivor with full right, power and authority to the survivor to sell or dispose of any part thereof for purposes of in vesting or reinvesting, or if there be any need therefor on the part of the survivor, to use such part of the principal herein devised for life, as the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Frazier v. PattersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Hill v. HardingCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1891
- Berner v. Luckett, Comm. of RevenueCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1945
- Price v. AylorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
- Breathitt v. Whittaker's ExecutorsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1848
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Puckett v. HatcherCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1948
- Boner's Administratrix v. Chesnut'sCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1958
- Gilliam v. GilliamCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1947
- Hatfield v. JarrellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1968
- Tapp v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1964
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