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COWAN v. PLEASANT

263 S.W.2d 494 (1953)

COWAN et al. v. PLEASANT et al.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

As Extended on Denial of Rehearing January 29, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Faust Y. Simpson, Morganfield, for appellants.

Tom D. Harris, Harris, Drury & Wathen, Morganfield, for appellees.

CAMMACK, Justice.

L. P. Pleasant and his wife, Elva Pleasant, were conveyed real estate by deed for their joint lives, with the remainder in fee simple to the survivor. They held the property under a tenancy by the entirety. Hoffmann v. Newell, 249 Ky. 270, 60 S.W.2d 607, 89 A.L.R. 489. In 1952, Pleasant killed his wife and immediately committed suicide. A 14 year old son survived the couple. Mr. Pleasant had one child by a previous marriage and Mrs. Pleasant had...

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