Richardson v. Cole
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jas. E. Withrow, Judge. (1) The facts alleged in the amended petition and admitted in the answers show a perfect legal title in the administrator to the personal property in question, and establish his right to recover.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jas. E. Withrow, Judge. (1) The facts alleged in the amended petition and admitted in the answers show a perfect legal title in the administrator to the personal property in question, and establish his right to recover. The assignment of their prospective shares by the “heirs,” and their order to turn the personalty over to defendant Metcalfe, and his compliance therewith, as pleaded in the separate answer of defendant Cole, is no defense against the claim and title of this administrator, either at law or in equity. Bartlett’s Admr., v. Hyde, 3…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
On May 13, 1884, Lillie Kate Eagin died intestate and unmarried, the owner of personal property consisting of cash, notes and bonds of the face value of $9,342.17, and the bonds in litigation of the face value of $7,887, which had theretofore been placed by her father, Aaron W. Eagin, now deceased, in the hands of the defendant Nathan Cole, who had married her sister, to hold and invest for her.
After the death of Lillie Kate Eagin all of her heirs at law, except her father, Aaron W. Eagin, all being of age, by an instrument of writing of date July 16, 1884, agreed to and did transfer to…
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