Legal Opinion

Morris v. Thomas

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided December 3, 1954PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MONTGOMERY, Justice.

Bessie T. Morris has filed a petition for a writ of coram nobis seeking to have this Court recall its mandate-and judgment in the case of Morris v. Thomas, Ky., 240 S.W.2d 99, and grant a new trial on the grounds of an “error in facts” and newly discovered evidence.

In the case of Morris v. Thomas, 310 Ky. 501, 220 S.W.2d 958, this Court affirmed the Chancellor’s finding for Thomas. Bessie T. Morris then filed suit under Section 518 of the Civil Code of Practice to have the judgment set aside on the grounds of newly discovered evidence! The Chancellor sustained a demurrer…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Sanders v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
  2. Anderson v. BuchananCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943
  3. Jones v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937
  4. Morris v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
  5. Morris v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1951

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Cori Greulich as of the Estate of Dennis G. Fehrenbacher v. Jovita Gayle FehrenbacherCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2020

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