Richeson v. Simmons
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. The contract of October, 1845, settles no property on Mary Melinda except- that which is therein conveyed to trustees for her use. II. As to after-acquired property, it merely contains a covenant that Britton A. Hill will renounce all rights thereto accruing to him by reason of the marriage. III. The marriage between Britton A. Hill and Mary.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. The contract of October, 1845, settles no property on Mary Melinda except- that which is therein conveyed to trustees for her use. II. As to after-acquired property, it merely contains a covenant that Britton A. Hill will renounce all rights thereto accruing to him by reason of the marriage. III. The marriage between Britton A. Hill and Mary. Melinda does not appear to have been legally dissolved, and for all legal purposes she must be regarded as still bound by that marriage. IY. The deed of E. H. Shepard, of June 29, 1865, conveys to Mary Melinda the…
1Opinion of the CourtWagner, Judge
This was a suit for specific performance, and the questions presented are involved in some difficulty. Prom tho papers in the case it appears that on the 7th day of October, 1845, Britton A. Hill and Mary Melinda Shepard, then a minor, by her guardian, Elihu H. Shepard, entered into a marriage contract, by which it was agreed that he, the said Britton, should not, in any event, take, claim, or intermeddle with any of the property of which the said Mary was seized or possessed, or of which she might thereafter be seized or possessed, by inheritance, devise, donation, purchase, or otherwise,…
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