Christ v. Kuehne
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Jacob Klein, Judge. (1) The court below erred in admitting in evidence the deed of April 6, 1891, from Edwin M. Greenlaw to his wife, Mary Annie Greenlaw.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Jacob Klein, Judge. (1) The court below erred in admitting in evidence the deed of April 6, 1891, from Edwin M. Greenlaw to his wife, Mary Annie Greenlaw. That deed being made directly from him to his wife did not operate to convey to her, or to- his heirs, any legal title to the land in suit, and it was of no force or effect in law to divest the legal title to the land out of him; no valid, vested, present legal estate- or title passed by it out of him to his wife or heirs. No legal particular estate was created or conveyed by the deed to Mary…
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
Suit in ejectment for a city lot in the city of St. Louis, brought by plaintiffs, the heirs at law of one Mary Annie Greenlaw, deceased, against the tenants of the heirs of Edwin M. Greenlaw, deceased.
Edwin M. and Mary Annie Greenlaw were husband and wife at the time of the execution of the deed to the property in suit on April 6,'1891, the construction of which deed has given rise to the present controversy. This deed of April 6 was from said Edward M. Green-*122law to his wife Mary Annie Greenlaw, conveying to her the property in controversy, with the following provisions contained in the…
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