Birdsell Manufacturing Co. v. Burgess
Birdsell Manufacturing Co. v. Burgess
Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Affirming.
This is an equitable action by appellant against the appellees, B. T. Burgess and his wife, I. D. V. Burgess, seeking to subject to a judgment debt of appellant against B. T. Burgess an alleged interest of his in certain property in Mayfield, the legal title to which is in his wife.
The petition alleges that the defendant, I. D. V. Burgess, in 1902 bought certain real estate in Mayfield, Kentucky, at the price of $1,850; that she paid in cash on the purchase price $1,050, and executed purchase money notes for the balance; that since that time, she and her husband borrowed from a certain Building and Loan Association $750 with which to pay off the balance of the unpaid purchase money; that this $750 has all since been paid off by the defendant, B. T. Burgess, and that in addition thereto, B. T. Burgess has placed, certain valuable improvements on said real estate which enhanced its value to the extent of at least $300, and it prays to have the property sold, and the proceeds thereof belonging to B. T. Burgess applied to the payment of the judgment.
The defendants filed separate answers wherein they each denied that B. T. Burgess had paid any part of the Building and Loan Association debt, or had paid fob any part of the improvements placed upon the property.
This evidence is corroborated by the elder daughter, and there is no other witness in the case on this issue.
It no where appears from the evidence that one dollar of the money or earnings of appellee, E. T. Burgess went toward the payment of the property in the first place, or toward the payments on the Building and Loan Association stock, or into the improvements. It appears further that E. T. Burgess is not a strong and vigorous man, and is only able to work a part of the time. There is nothing in the evidence from which it may fairly be inferred that his earnings since the purchase of the May-field property have been even sufficient to support his family.
The chancellor below properly dismissed appellant’s petition.
Judgment affirmed.
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