Ilgenfritz v. Ilgenfritz
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Pettis Circuit Court. (1) The petition alleges no facts which amount to false or fraudulent representations. Mere promises and assertions of hopes and beliefs do not constitute false or fraudulent representations. Bishop on Contract Law, secs. 324, 326;- Terry v. Ins. Co., 3 Mo.
Read the full summary
Appeal from Pettis Circuit Court. (1) The petition alleges no facts which amount to false or fraudulent representations. Mere promises and assertions of hopes and beliefs do not constitute false or fraudulent representations. Bishop on Contract Law, secs. 324, 326;- Terry v. Ins. Co., 3 Mo. App. 595; Morrison v. Koch, 32 Wis. 254; Dawe v. Morris, 149 Mass. 188; Gage v. Lewis, 68 111. 604; Kerr on Fraud and Mistake [2 Ed.], 42. (2) The undisputed evidence shows that the title to the land in question was placed in Mrs. Ilgenfritz for the sole purpose of providing a home for her and for her…
1Opinion of the Court
G-antt,
This is a suit in equity by Mrs. Belle McNair Ilgenfritz against her husband, W. D. Ilgenfritz, and his brother, C. E. Ilgenfritz, to set aside a deed, made by herself and husband to the brother, 0. E. Ilgenfritz, by which they conveyed to him a house and lot in the city of Sedalia and to re-vest the title thereto in plaintiff. The circuit court gave plaintiff a decree as prayed and defendants appeal.
The plaintiff lived in St. Louis prior to her marriage, and her husband resided in Sedalia. After the marriage they went to Sedalia to live. In June, 1884, and during the coverture, the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Garvin's Adm'r v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1869
- Noble's Adm'r v. Moses Bros.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1886
- Witbeck v. WitbeckMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
- Leavitt v. LaForceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1879
- Price v. KaneSupreme Court of Missouri · 1892
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by9 opinions
- Woodward v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
- Erhart v. DietrichSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Davis v. BroughtonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1963
- Case v. EspenschiedSupreme Court of Missouri · 1902
- Saunders v. SaundersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.