Legal Opinion

Barry County Bank v. Russey

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 29, 1898PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from the Newton Circuit Court. — Hon. Jno. C. Lamson, Judge. The defendant would have been permitted to deed all his property to his wife if he had been out of debt and nobody wronged thereby. Payne v. Stanton, 59 Mo. 158; Lyonberger v. Baker, 88 Mo. 447; Mittelburg v. Harrison, 11 Mo. App. 136; Bank v. Overall, 16 Mo. App. 510. To the giving of the third instruction asked for by the plaintiff, we think the court undoubtedly committed reversible error.

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Appeal from the Newton Circuit Court. — Hon. Jno. C. Lamson, Judge. The defendant would have been permitted to deed all his property to his wife if he had been out of debt and nobody wronged thereby. Payne v. Stanton, 59 Mo. 158; Lyonberger v. Baker, 88 Mo. 447; Mittelburg v. Harrison, 11 Mo. App. 136; Bank v. Overall, 16 Mo. App. 510. To the giving of the third instruction asked for by the plaintiff, we think the court undoubtedly committed reversible error. This instruction tells the jury that although it believes from the evidence that the deed executed by defendant to Withers and from…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Shelley v. BootheSupreme Court of Missouri · 1880
  2. Sexton v. AndersonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1888
  3. Albert v. BeselSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
  4. Rock Island National Bank v. PowersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
  5. Kincaid v. IrvineSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897

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