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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 391.050 (2026)

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Collaterals of the halfblood shall inherit only half as much as those of the wholeblood, or as ascending kindred, when they take with either. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1395.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1945–1972 · leading case: Morris v. Sparrow, 459 S.W.2d 768 (Ky. Ct. App. 1970).
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Morris v. Sparrow, 459 S.W.2d 768 (Ky. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 3× “KRS 391.050 provides that collaterals of the half blood shall inherit “half as much as those of the whole blood, or as the ascending kindred, when they take with either.”
Brown v. Saunders, 389 S.W.2d 77 (Ky. Ct. App. 1965). · cites it 5× “010, the half blood statute, as set out in KRS 391.050, only applies within the moieties.”
White v. Hogge, 291 S.W.2d 22 (Ky. Ct. App. 1956). “The widow and the two children by her contend that the deeds were validly delivered; also that under KRS 391.050 the other four children should have received only half-shares in the estate of the deceased child.”
Ragland v. Shrout, 476 S.W.2d 820 (Ky. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 7× “” KRS 391.050 states: “Collaterals of the halfblood shall inherit only half as much as those of the wholeblood, or as ascending kindred, when they take with either.”
West v. Hardwick's Ex'r, 191 S.W.2d 385 (Ky. Ct. App. 1945). “Had the term “brothers” been used, rather than “brother,” we might assume that the contention of the appellees would be well grounded, because relatives of the half blood are heirs just as are relatives of the whole blood.”
Kentucky Trust Co. v. Sweeney, 163 F. Supp. 450 (W.D. Ky. 1958). “-040 is the class of brothers, sisters and their descendants collectively. KRS 391.010(3). Some of that class — the brothers and sisters — are now dead and KRS 391.”
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