Sutton v. Porter
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Clark Circuit Cowrt. — Hon. Ben. E. Tuenee, Judge. (1) On the answer of respondents, appellants should have recovered. Pearl v. Hervey, 70 Mo. 160; Sutton v. Casseleggi, 77 Mo. 397; Turner v. Shaw, 96 Mo. 22; Bartlett v. O’Donoghue, 72 Mo. 563; Wcmnell v. Kem, 51 Mo. 150; Hord v. Taubmcm, 79 Mo. 101; Bompart v. Boderman, 24 Mo. 385. (2) The court admitted incompetent and improper evidence on the part of respondents, over appellant’s objections.
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Appeal from Clark Circuit Cowrt. — Hon. Ben. E. Tuenee, Judge. (1) On the answer of respondents, appellants should have recovered. Pearl v. Hervey, 70 Mo. 160; Sutton v. Casseleggi, 77 Mo. 397; Turner v. Shaw, 96 Mo. 22; Bartlett v. O’Donoghue, 72 Mo. 563; Wcmnell v. Kem, 51 Mo. 150; Hord v. Taubmcm, 79 Mo. 101; Bompart v. Boderman, 24 Mo. 385. (2) The court admitted incompetent and improper evidence on the part of respondents, over appellant’s objections. Bourgeoise v. Blank, 8 Mo. App. 434; Bompart v. Boderman, 24 Mo. 385; Hall v. Callahan, 66 Mo. 316; Pearl v. Hervey, 70 Mo. 160; Sutton v.…
1Opinion of the CourtBlack, P. J.
Alexander Porter died intestate in 1869, the owner of three hundred and sixty acres of land, leaving a widow and eight children. The two married daughters, Esther J. Sutton and Deborah Dewey, and their husbands, brought this suit for partition, making the widow and other children defendants. The record discloses the following facts.
Arthur Porter, one of the children, conveyed his interest to his brother James E. Subsequent to this conveyance and on the twenty-eighth of March, 1888, the widow and children met at her house and agreed to make partition. The widow, Mary Porter, agreed to take a…
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