English v. Beehle
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Land Court. I. The deed was made in 1810, when the Spanish law was in force, and does not seem to have been a purchase by the grantees, but a donation for considerations not expressed. (10 Mo J 262; 2 Hennen’s Dig. 1066.) The entire deed should be looked to, and the subsequent acts of the parties should have great weight. (3 John. 394; 26 Mo. 49 ; 28 Mo. 478.) II.
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Appeal from St. Louis Land Court. I. The deed was made in 1810, when the Spanish law was in force, and does not seem to have been a purchase by the grantees, but a donation for considerations not expressed. (10 Mo J 262; 2 Hennen’s Dig. 1066.) The entire deed should be looked to, and the subsequent acts of the parties should have great weight. (3 John. 394; 26 Mo. 49 ; 28 Mo. 478.) II. The limitation to the direct line in this case excludes collaterals who might be heirs, so that the children took as purchasers. (Willes, 332; 16 Ga. 615.)
1Opinion of the CourtBates, Judge
This is a suit to recover possession of an undivided interest in a lot of ground in the city of St. Louis. The plaintiffs claim as representatives of one of the several children of Marianne Belford (née Guitarre). On March 31,1810, Jean Latresse, being owner of the lot, executed a deed in the French language, which is translated as follows :
“ Know all men by these presents, that I, Jean Latresse, residing in the town and district of St. Louis, and Territory of Louisiana, for the price and in consideration of the sum of one dollar, money of the United States, which has been well and duly paid…
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