Green v. Sutton
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. Nancy A. Green under this deed took a life estate only, with certain specified powers. («) The entire deed must be construed together, and effect given to every part of it if possible.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. Nancy A. Green under this deed took a life estate only, with certain specified powers. («) The entire deed must be construed together, and effect given to every part of it if possible. (Smith ,v. Bell, 6 Pet. 68; Wager v. Wager, 1 Serg. & R. 374; Pryor v. Quackenbush, 29 Ind. 475; Siegwald v. Siegwald, 37 111. 430; Richardson v. Palmer, 38 N. H. 218 ; Bogy v. Gibson, 28 Mo. 479.) (b) The deed, taken as a whole, shows that it was not the intent to give the entire property to Nancy A. Green absolutely, but, on the contrary, to give her but a life estate…
1Opinion of the CourtBliss, Judge
This is an action of ejectment for possession of land situated in the city of St. Louis. The case was submitted on the pleadings and an agreed statement of facts, which are briefly as follows: On the 10th day of June, 1856, Wm. A. Pendleton and Mary A., bis wife, bargained and sold the property in question to George Harrington in fee, “ upon trust, nevertheless, to the uses and subject to the powers, provisions, declarations and agreements hereinafter *191expressed and declared; that is to say, to the sole and separate use, benefit and disposal of the said Nancy A. Green, party of the third part,…
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