Legal Opinion

Rankin v. Rankin

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided December 21, 1928PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

■Opinion op the Court by

Judge McCandless

— Affirming.

'Claiming -a devise of 110 acres of land in fee simple under the will of his grandfather, Allen Armstrong, the plaintiff, "William F. Rankin, in this action seeks a construction of that will and to have his title quieted against the claims of the other heirs of his mother, Mrs. John Hart, deceased. The case turns on the construction of the second clause of Allen Armstrong’s will and the codicil thereto, dated April 2,1873, and June- 23,1876, respectively. By the first -clause of the will testator’s wife, Mrs. Susan Armstrong, was devised a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Harvey v. BellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904
  2. Reynolds v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1914
  3. Carpenter v. Carpenter's TrusteeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905
  4. Brown v. OwsleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Ellison v. Smoot's Adm'rCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
  2. In re GreenlyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2012
  3. Smith v. WebbCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
  4. Bennett v. BennettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1943

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