Bent's Administrator v. St. Vrain
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. George Bent, of Taos, in New Mexico, died in the year 1848, leaving two illegitimate children, Robert and William Bent. These were his children by one Maria Cruz Padilla, who was at the time of their birth the wife of Jesus^ Maria Gallegos. George Bent devised certain real estate in St. Louis county, Missouri, to said Robert and William Bent. William Bent died after his father.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. George Bent, of Taos, in New Mexico, died in the year 1848, leaving two illegitimate children, Robert and William Bent. These were his children by one Maria Cruz Padilla, who was at the time of their birth the wife of Jesus^ Maria Gallegos. George Bent devised certain real estate in St. Louis county, Missouri, to said Robert and William Bent. William Bent died after his father. Previous- to the birth of said illegitimate children said Maria Cruz Padilla and her husband Jesus Maria Gallegos had a legitimate child, Mar-cellina Gallegos. Letters of…
1Opinion of the CourtScott, Judge
George Bent was the father of two illegitimate children, Bobert and William Bent, born of Maria Cruz Padilla, the wife of Jesus Maria Gallegos. At the time of the birth of Bobert and William Bent, Gallegos and his wife cohabited together, and had a legitimate daughter named Marcellina Gallegos. The parties resided in Now Mexico. George Bent, being the owner of a piece of land in St. Louis, devised it to his two bastard sons Bobert and William Bent.' The illegitimacy of Bobert and William Bent was admitted. William Bent died after his father, George Bent. After the death of William Bent, his…
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