Logan v. Logan

MOREMEN, Judge.

Francis M. Logan died intestate, the owner of a tract of land. He was survived by his widow, an adult son, and three infant children — the youngest being 16 years of age. Each child inherited an undivided one-quarter interest in the land, subject to dower right of the mother.

Certain coal mining operators offered to lease the coal underlying the land and offered to pay the family a royalty of 25‡ per ton for the privilege.

The mother qualified as guardian of the infant children and, with the adult son, filed this suit against the infants under KRS 387.150. This section empowers a…