Maltus v. Shields
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 52 — PETITION ORDINARY — APPEAL FROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT. cited 2 Sess. Acts 1857-8, page 270; 9 B. Mon., 335; 15 lb., 498; 17 lb., 230-2; Civil Code, sec. 360; Young vs. Parsons, ante. cited 9 B. Mon., 330.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE DUVALL
delivered the oniiioN of the codrt:
The town of “ West Covington ” was incorporated by an act of the legislature approved February 16, 1858. (Sess. Acts, 2 vol.,p. 270.) The town is situated on the Ohio river, opposite to Cincinnati, and adjoining the city of Covington. It contains a population of about five hundred, and its boundaries embrace an area of about one hundred and twenty-four acres, laid off into lots, streets, and alleys. Most of the lots, according to the proof, have been improved, and the town is rapidly growing. The local government has been regularly organized by…
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