Bettes v. Magoon
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Johnson Circuit Court.-—Hon. N. M. GfivAN, Judge. (1) The court erred in permitting the plaintiff to read in evidence the policies of insurance issued to her' on the property in controversy; being in the nature of her declaration of ownership, were inadmissible.
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Appeal from Johnson Circuit Court.-—Hon. N. M. GfivAN, Judge. (1) The court erred in permitting the plaintiff to read in evidence the policies of insurance issued to her' on the property in controversy; being in the nature of her declaration of ownership, were inadmissible. Parmer v. Belden, 9 Mo. 787; HambrigM v. Brockman, 59 Mo. 57; Watson v. Bessel, 27 Mo. 220 ; 54 Mo. 419. {2) The bulk of the property in suit being personalty in possession, became that of her husband absolutely, by operation of law, long before- the enactment of section 3296. The court erred in refusing defendant’s…
1Opinion of the CourtHenby, C. J.
This is a suit instituted by husband and wife for recovery of certain personal property specifically described, of which it is alleged the wife is the owner in her own right and that the defendant forcibly took the same from her possession. The trial resulted in a judgment for plaintiffs, from which this appeal was taken. The property was seized and sold under an execution against the husband by a constable, to whom defendant executed an indemnifying bond. The evidence disclosed the following facts : Plaintiffs formerly lived in Canada, and part of the property in dispute was bought by Mrs.…
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