Crockett v. Althouse
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from, the Clinton Circuit Court. — How. J. M. Sandusky, Judge. (1) There was no authority in Bassett to lease the land to defendants and they got none of the estate of the owners, Mrs. Long and Mrs. Crockett, because the estate of R. Long could have no agent other than an administrator appointed in this state, who would have no power to lease except for two years upon order of court, and because the married owner of the land could make no lease for years by agent…
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Appeal from, the Clinton Circuit Court. — How. J. M. Sandusky, Judge. (1) There was no authority in Bassett to lease the land to defendants and they got none of the estate of the owners, Mrs. Long and Mrs. Crockett, because the estate of R. Long could have no agent other than an administrator appointed in this state, who would have no power to lease except for two years upon order of court, and because the married owner of the land could make no lease for years by agent except through powers of attorney joined in by her husband, and because the insane owner could only lease by local guardian.…
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.
Plaintiff sues on a promissory note assigned to her by B. P. Bassett, when overdue. The consideration for the note was a lease of certain lands to defendants for five years. The lease was made by Bassett. He signed it, “B. P. Bassett, agent of estate, R. Long deceased,” and similar words follow his name in the body of the lease.
*410Old man Long resided in Kentucky and died there, leaving a widow and plaintiff, his child. Plaintiff’s husband was the administrator of the Long estate in Kentucky. Bassett assumed to have authority, by power of attorney, to lease lands in this state which belonged to…
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