Kentucky Supreme Court· 9/20/2011

Fischer v. Fischer

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348 S.W.3d 582
2011 WL 1087156

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holding that an unwritten agreement to devise an estate including real estate and personal property was unenforceable in its entirety
noting that a cross-motion is required for discretionary review of that portion of the Court of Appeals’ opinion that aggrieves the appellee, i.e., denies relief or imposes a burden
noting that palpable error is an exception to the can-of-worms rule
“The rule in Kentucky is that any agreement involving real property must be reduced to writing to be enforceable.”
abrogated on other grounds by Nami Resources Company, L.L.C. v. Asher Land and Mineral, Ltd., 554 S.W.3d 323 (Ky. 2018)
“But when an appellate court determines to reverse a trial court, it cannot do so on an unpreserved legal ground unless it finds palpable error, because the trial court has not had a fair opportunity to rule on the legal question.”

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Judges: Noble, Minton, Abramson, Cunningham, Venters, Schroder, Scott

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