Rannells v. Isgrigg
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to Saline Circuit Court. — Hon. John P. Strother, Judge. , (1) The plaintiff is entitled to dower in all lands of which Robt. M. Renick was seized of an estate of inheritance to the use of Charles S. Rannells. R. S., 1879, sec. 2186. (2) The land .was held by Robt. M. Renick as curator of Charles S. Rannells.
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Error to Saline Circuit Court. — Hon. John P. Strother, Judge. , (1) The plaintiff is entitled to dower in all lands of which Robt. M. Renick was seized of an estate of inheritance to the use of Charles S. Rannells. R. S., 1879, sec. 2186. (2) The land .was held by Robt. M. Renick as curator of Charles S. Rannells. There were no debts of. the estate at the time the land was purchased, nor does the record disclose any debts, until the application to sell the land was made more than two years after the purchase of the land. The guardian did not hold the land for the benefit or use of creditors,…
1Opinion of the CourtSi-ierwood, J.
Plaintiff, as the widow of Charles S. Rannells, brought her action for dower in the northeast quarter of section 22, township 50, range 21, in Saline county.
Formal proof being made of plaintiff’s marriage and widowhood, the following agreed statement of facts, as well as evidence additional thereto, was introduced by plaintiff :
It was then admitted and agreed upon by both parties that, on the eleventh day of June, 1859, Vincent Marmaduke was the owner of the land described in the petition, and that on said day the said Marmaduke sold and conveyed the same, together with other lands, by…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gage v. GatesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
- Rannells v. GernerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
- Munford v. WilsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1852
3Cited by4 opinions
- Blount v. SprattSupreme Court of Missouri · 1892
- Patterson v. PattersonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- Graham v. KetchumSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
- Peake v. WebbMissouri Court of Appeals · 1908