Lynn v. Bradley
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 40 — PETITION EQUITY ArPEAL FROM HOPKINS CIRCUIT COURT. In 1833 James Tompkins died intestate. Prior to his death the appellant, his daughter, intermarried with James M. Lynn. Dower in the lands and slaves of the inestate was allotted to his widow.
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CASE 40 — PETITION EQUITY ArPEAL FROM HOPKINS CIRCUIT COURT. In 1833 James Tompkins died intestate. Prior to his death the appellant, his daughter, intermarried with James M. Lynn. Dower in the lands and slaves of the inestate was allotted to his widow. Thereafter, in March, 1840, the appellant united with her husband in a deed to Shelby J. Bradley and Thomas J. Davis, purporting to convey to them all the interest of appellant and her husband in the land and slaves allotted as dower to the widow of said James Tompkins. The deed was duly acknowledged and recorded. Subsequently, Davis sold and…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Simpson
In the case of Hord vs. Hord, &c., (5 B. Mon., 81,) it was decided that a deed executed by husband and wife, transferring to the grantee their reversionary interest in the slaves of the wife, was not authorized by any of the statutes prescribing the mode in which deeds were to be executed by husband and wife, and therefore was not obligatory upon the wife. The statutes which authorize husband and wife to execute deeds of conveyance, were decided to relate exclusively to real estate, and not to apply to slaves or personalty. According to the doctrine established by that case, the deed which…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Thomas v. KennedyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1843
- Hord v. HordCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1844
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Wheeler v. GouldingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1859
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