Hart v. Leete
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. J. A. Sedd on, Judge. (1) The will of James Harrison, deceased, did not create a separate estate in his unmarried daughter, Cordelia Harrison, now Cordelia H. Leete.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. J. A. Sedd on, Judge. (1) The will of James Harrison, deceased, did not create a separate estate in his unmarried daughter, Cordelia Harrison, now Cordelia H. Leete. Garner v. Jones, 52 Mo. 68; Paul v. Leavitt, 63 Mo. 595 ; Morrison v. Thistle, 67 Mo. 596; Bank v. Taylor, 53 Mo. 450-455; 2 Rapalje & Lawrence’s Law Dictionary, p. 1132. (2) Section 19, chapter 115, General Statutes of 1865, did not make the greater part or any part of the money coming to Mrs. Leete, under the will of her father, her separate estate, or exempt from the debts of…
1Opinion of the CourtBlack, J.
— The plaintiff, as purchaser of real estate at an execution sale, brought this suit to set aside a deed from defendant, James M. Leete, to defendant Simmons, conveying the property in dispute to Simmons *326in trust for the use of the -wife of said Leete, on the ground that the deed was made in fraud of creditors. The record is lengthy, and it is deemed advisable to here state the case' in its outline, leaving the details of the evidence to be narrated in connection with the questions to which it relates.
James Harrison died leaving a large estate, and, by Ms will wMch was probated in 1870,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Garner v. JonesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
- Gilliland v. GillilandSupreme Court of Missouri · 1888
- Broughton v. BrandSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- State ex rel. Gentry v. FrySupreme Court of Missouri · 1835
- Morrison v. ThistleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1878
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Leete v. State Bank of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Balz v. NelsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1903
- DeBerry v. WheelerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- Dickey v. PorterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
- Winn v. RileySupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
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