La Riviere v. La Riviere
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Court of Appeals. This was an action of ejectment, commenced December 14th, 1875. The onster was alleged in the petition to-have occurred May 2nd, 1872. The answer was the statutory general denial.
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Appeal from St. Louis Court of Appeals. This was an action of ejectment, commenced December 14th, 1875. The onster was alleged in the petition to-have occurred May 2nd, 1872. The answer was the statutory general denial. It was conceded that the title to the land in dispute had been in Mary La Riviere, who died intestate leaving, as her surviving children, John La Riviere, Mary, wife of William Johnson, Genevieve, widow of William EL Munsa, Theresa, wife of Michael Badeau, and Antoine La Riviere. Plaintiffs claimed to be the children of Antoine by a marriage with an Indian woman. The identity…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, J.
Ejectment by tenants in common against tbeir co-tenants for one-fifth of certain premises situate in the city of St. Louis. The plaintiffs claim as heirs of their father, Antoine La Riviere, their' mother being a three-quarter blood Ponca Indian woman. The contention in the trial court by the defendants, was on two points: 1st, That the father of plaintiffs was not the Antoine La Riviere who was the son of Mary La Riviere, deceased. 2nd, That even if he were the same person, plaintiffs could not recover by reason of the invalidity of his marriage with the mother of plaintiffs.
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