Newman v. Newman
Newman v. Newman
Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
The judgment below in this case must be reversed. It is evident that the $1,000 note was given to bring about a reformation on the part of the appellee by those who were so much interested
His father had required him to account for ¡61.000 to the other children by the provisions of his will, and when the estate was divided, in order to make appellee account for the $1,000, there being but little personal estate, he had to account for it in the division of the real estate. In that division he obtained real estate that was valued at $750, less than the portion allotted to the other children, and this real estate he has conveyed, as the pleadings show, to his brother Thomas for a valuable consideration. The case has been referred to a commissioner to. ascertain of what the estate consisted, and there was nothing in the pleading nor proof entitling him to a conveyance of a full interest in the realty when it appeared this Louisville property was the only real estate owned and that his interest under the will had been conveyed to his brother. He is entitled to real estate of the value of $750.00 and to a judgment for the personalty as found by the judgment rendered. When this is done he has secured all he is entitled to, unless when the case goes back other estate may be discovered, or he can make it appear that the brother has obtained fraudulently the land allotted to him in the division had under the will. The plain purpose is to make the children equal less the widow’s interest. This the court is left free to ascertain by further reference to the commissioner, but must make the appellant account for wdiat he has received since his father’s death.
Judgment reversed and cause remanded. The personal judgment we think is right, but as to the realty, it is erroneous. Judg
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