Paul v. Fulton
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Land Court. This was a suit brought by the heirs of Gabriel Paul against William Fulton and Marshall Brotherton, the latter the executor of the will of René Paul, deceased.
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Appeal from St. Louis Land Court. This was a suit brought by the heirs of Gabriel Paul against William Fulton and Marshall Brotherton, the latter the executor of the will of René Paul, deceased. Plaintiffs state in their petition that on the 20th of August, 1888, they, together with their father, Gabriel Paul, deceased, were the owners of one-half of a certain tract of land, the other half being owned by René Paul and his children; that by virtue of a certain decree of partition said tract was sold by commissioners appointed for that purpose on the 20th of August, 1838, and by agreement…
1Opinion of the CourtRyland, Judge
In this case, the court below should have sustained the plaintiff’s motion to review the finding of the facts made by the court in respect to the question of the trust in favor of the plaintiffs, and also in regard to notice by Fulton. The court omits to find any thing in respect of the interest, title or estate of the plaintiffs, the heirs of Gabriel Paul, in and to the lands or the money arising on its sale. The finding shows “ that in June, 1837, René Paul and his children, Gabriel R. Paul, Edmund W. Paul, Emilie Paul, Louise Paul, Tullia Paul, and Julia S. Paul, were tenants in common…
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