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These are official opinions of the Kentucky Court of Appeals on civil and criminal cases appealed from the Lincoln Circuit Court. Also, since Lincoln 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 Lincoln Circuit Court. This may not be every Lincoln 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.
... under construction ...
Brown v. Commonwealth, Lincoln, 1896 - breaking into a warehouse and home
Commonwealth v. Shelton, Lincoln, 1896 - unlawful sale of alcohol
Commonwealth v. James, Lincoln, 1895 - retail liquor license
Commonwealth v. Clifford, Lincoln, 1894 - embezzlement
Lisle v. The Commonwealth, Lincoln, 1884 - robbery
James Mullins v. Commonwealth, Lincoln, 1882 - James Mullins, James Raines and James White indicted for homicide of George Adams
John Cain v. Commonwealth, Lincoln, 1879 - burning of [?] Wickersham's houseCommonwealth v. James, Lincoln, 1895 - retail liquor license
Commonwealth v. Clifford, Lincoln, 1894 - embezzlement
Lisle v. The Commonwealth, Lincoln, 1884 - robbery
James Mullins v. Commonwealth, Lincoln, 1882 - James Mullins, James Raines and James White indicted for homicide of George Adams
Commonwealth v. Jones, Lincoln, 1870 - not having peddler's license
Frazier vs. Commonwealth, Lincoln, 1851 - keeping a tippling house; issue is portion of fine to prosecutor
... under construction ...
Helm v. Bryant, 1850
Allen v. Feland, 1850
Commonwealth v. Shanks, 1850 - failure to return inventory of estate of his ward
... under construction ...
Riley v. Nugent, 1819
Fraily v. Langford et al., 1818
Shanks v. Kennedy, 1817
Riley v. Nugent, 1819
Fraily v. Langford et al., 1818
Shanks v. Kennedy, 1817
See also:
Kentucky Court of Appeals - Laurel County
Kentucky Court of Appeals - Lincoln County
Kentucky Court of Appeals - McCreary County
Kentucky Court of Appeals - Lincoln County
Kentucky Court of Appeals - McCreary County
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