KY Court of Appeals Opinions -- Wayne County

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These are official opinions of the Kentucky Court of Appeals on civil and criminal cases appealed from the Wayne Circuit Court. Also, since Wayne was one of the original counties of Kentucky, the early cases below are actually cases from the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky in Virginia. The year following the case name is the year the case was heard by the court, and not necessarily the year the initial lower court trial occurred in the Wayne Circuit Court. This may not be every Wayne case heard by the Court of Appeals during this time period, but it is every one that appears on a certain legal research database.

As a general rule, if one of the parties is "Commonwealth," then it is a criminal case. Criminal cases are cases in which a person is charged with a crime. If the Commonwealth of Kentucky is not one of the parties, then it is a civil case. Civil cases are about wills, divorces, property, contracts, lawsuits, etc.  Many of these opinions contain a description of the facts of the case, and therefore may be of genealogical use to many visitors.

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Bates v. City of Monticello, Wayne, 1917 (2) - permit to build garage on property w/n city fire district
Commonwealth v. Bassett, et al., Wayne, 1916 - operating business without registering
Beckett-Iseman Oil Company v. Backer, Wayne, 1915 - real estate, oil and gas lease
Denney v. Abbott, et al, Wayne, 1915 - land dispute, involves Thomas Hurt land divided among heirs
City of Monticello v. Bates, Wayne, 1915 - permit to build a garage on property within city fire district
Burton v. Monticello and Burnside Turnpike Co., Wayne, 1915 - Burnside--Monticello stagecoach operator trying to recover turnpike toll fees
Stallings, et al. v. Carpenter, Wayne, 1915 - real estate, oil and gas lease
Castillo v. McBeath, Wayne, 1915 - borrowed money, real estate as collateral
Coffey, et al. v. Miller, et al., Wayne, 1914 - will of Armstead Miller who died Dec 21, 1911
Ferrell v. Bauer Cooperage Co., Wayne, 1914 (2) - real estate 
Ferrell v. Bauer Cooperage Co., Wayne, 1914 - appeal transcript procedure
Commonwealth v. Hume, et al., Wayne, 1913 - non-payment of property tax
McElwaine v. Commonwealth, Wayne, 1913 - homicide, Andrew McElwaine kills James Baker
Shook v. Bauer Cooperage Co., Wayne, 1912 - employee injured on job
Hicks, et al. v. Phillips, et al., Wayne, 1912 (2) - petition for re-hearing, real estate
Steel v. Stearns Coal & Lumber Co, et al., Wayne, 1912 - real estate matter
U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Citizens Nat'l Bank of Monticello, Wayne, 1912 (2) - motion to waive penalty on appeal bond
U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Citizens Nat'l Bank of Monticello, Wayne, 1912 - bank insurance 
Hicks, et al. v. Phillips, et al., Wayne, 1912 - real estate quiet title action
Goodwin v. Smith, Wayne, 1911 - real estate, oil and gas
U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v Citizens Nat'l Bank of Monticello, Wayne, 1911 - appeal procedure 
Chaplin v. Commonwealth, Wayne, 1911 - homicide, Charles Chaplin kills Wellerford Gilbert
Upchurch, et al v. Sutton Bros., et al., Wayne, 1911 - real estate matter
Ross Wetzell & Co. vs. The Mountain Oil Co., Wayne, 1911 - real estate, oil well contract

Catron v. Commonwealth, Wayne, 1910 - homicide, [?] Catron kills [?] Bertram

Arthur v. Humble, Wayne, 1910 - real estate matter
Lovelace v. Lovelace, Wayne, 1910 - promissory note
Keeney v. Waters, Wayne, 1909 - real estate matter
New Domain Oil Gas Co. v. Gaffney Oil Co., Wayne, 1909 - real estate, oil well contract
Ramsey v. Morrow, Wayne, 1909 - real estate boundary line dispute
J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co. v. Barnes, et al., Wayne, 1909 - purchase of threshing machine

Stone v. Monticello Const. Co., Wayne, 1909 - corporate contract, company stock, railroad

McConnaghy v. Monticello Const. Co., Wayne, 1909 - corporate board of directors, company stock issues

Monarch Oil, Gas & Coal Co. v. Richardson, Wayne, 1907 - mineral rights contract

Southwood v. Southwood, Wayne, 1906 - real estate probate matter

Commonwealth v. Gregory, Wayne, 1905 - destruction of a survey corner tree

Taber v. Commonwealth, Wayne, 1904 - homicide, Granville Taber kills Dock Acrey

Eades v. Owens, Wayne, 1903 - 

Hardin et al. v. Cress et al., Wayne, 1902 - voting irregularities

Coffey et al. v. Hendrick et al., Wayne, 1901 - 

Marcum et al. v. Powers, Wayne, 1888 - 

Francis v. Burnett, Wayne, 1886 - 

Coffey v. Ranney, Wayne, 1884 - real estate matter

Wilmot's Ex'r v. Hayden, et al, Wayne, 1880 - probate creditors

Bell et al., v. Wayne County Court, Wayne, 1880 - collection of taxes by sheriff

Commonwealth v. Hardin, Wayne, 1876 - charged with selling alcohol

White v. Hayden's Adm'r, Wayne, 1875 - validity of a civil judgment

East v. Canady et al., Wayne, 1873 - real estate probate matter

Hall et al., v. Commonwealth and Baker, Wayne, 1871 - involving money collected by sheriff

Denny et al., v. Furgeron et al, Wayne, 1871 - real estate matter

Ard v. Walker, Wayne, 1869 - real estate matter

Beck v. Ingram, Cumberland/Wayne, 1866 - Wayne Co. citizen suit against a supposed CSA Captain for stealing his mules during the War

Moore's Heirs vs. Shepherd et al., Taylor/Wayne, 1865 - Taylor Co. case involving question of the true identity of a man named William Perry Moore, son of John S. Moore, of Monticello

Allcorn v. Tuggle, Wayne, 1861 - involving sheriff civil bond

Turpin et al., v. Thompson et al., Wayne, 1859 - promissory note, property rights of women

Moore's Adm'r et al., vs. Sheppard et al., Wayne, 1858 -

Upchurch v. Upchurch, Wayne, 1855 - probate case problem with witnesses to a will

Oatts v. Jones, Wayne, 1851 - involving sheriffs service of subpoenas

Cargile vs Harrison &c., Wayne, 1849 - probate case involving slaves/slavery

Griffin & Wife v. Coffey, et al., Wayne, 1849 - real estate matter

Collett v. Jones and Hall, Wayne, 1847 - sale of a horse to pay judgment debt

Copenheaver v. Huffaker et al., Wayne, 1845 - transfer of real estate to defraud creditors

Collett v. Jones and Hall, Wayne, 1841 - possession of a horse

Haydon v. Ewing's devisees, Wayne, 1840 - probate case involving slaves/slavery (the decedent emancipated a husband and wife in his will but then bequeathed their children to his children!)

Caldwell and Christian v. Commonwealth, Wayne, 1838 - charged with keeping a tippling house

Slaughter v. Huling, Wayne, 1836 - contract relating to interest is a salt works operation

Frost v. Reynolds, Wayne, 1834 - bail matter

Garner v. Beaty; Garner v. Catron, Wayne, 1832 - dispute over labor preformed on salt water well

Kennedy and Woods v. Vanwinkle, Wayne, 1828 - bank notes
Smith v. Montgomery's Adm'rs, Wayne, 1827 - involving slaves/slavery

Scott and Coffy v. Cook, Pinkston, et al., Wayne,1827 - agreement involving a boat and delivery of corn

Evans v. M'Kinsey, Wayne, 1821 - involving slaves/slavery

Micajah Clarke v. Joseph Havens et al., Wayne, 1818 - private lottery dispute

Beasley vs. Gillespie, Wayne, 1816 - real estate matter

Gholson v. Lefevre, Wayne, 1814 - real estate matter

Simms vs. Alcorn, Wayne, 1809 - debt matter involving former sheriff

Susannah Owens v. William Owens, Wayne, 1807 - alimony