Case Name: Ben Daven's Exors. v. Mary Ash
Court: Kentucky Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Kentucky
Decision Date: 1870-06-01
Citations: 4 Ky. Op. 576
Docket Number: 
Parties: Ben Daven's Exors. v. Mary Ash.
Judges: 
Reporter: Kentucky Opinions, containing the unreported opinions of the Court of Appeals
Volume: 4
Pages: 576–577

Head Matter:
Ben Daven's Exors. v. Mary Ash.
Res Judicata — Judgment.
Rormer judgment a bar to relief sought. Injunction properly dissolved.
APPEAL FROM NELSON CIRCUIT COURT.
June 1, 1870.

Opinion:
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Hardin:
The agreement of T. Ash and wife, of record in connection with the judgment for the recovery of the slave Bedford, as we construe it, bound them in consideration of the judgment to account for the sum of $700 furnished by Ben Davens to pay for land, and $315, as the price of Bedford, as advancements in the settlement of Daven's estate, when, it seems to have been contemplated, that the several sons of Davens would also account for nearly like sums advanced to each of them; but we do not think it was understood by the parties that Ash and wife should account for said advancements if the other distributees did not also account for advancements. But the whole matter was afterwards litigated in the suit for a settlement and distribution, and the court upon its construction of Ben Davens' will, decided that no advancements should be charged to any of the parties, and in effect decided that. Ash and wife should not account for said sums of $700 and $315. The suit was not dismissed as to them without prejudice, as seems to have been supposed, but it was only so dismissed as to the right of some other parties than Mrs. Ash and the executors. That judgment is, in our opinion, a bar to' the relief sought in this action, and for that reason, at least, the court in this case properly dissolved the injunction and dismissed the petition.
Grigsby, for appellant.
Newman, for appellee.
Wherefore, the judgment is affirmed.