McLaran v. Mead
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. Lucien Mead took an estate in the land of his wife for her life, and that passed bj the sheriff’s deed. (Boyce’s Adm’r v. Cayce, 17 Mo. 47; Schneider v. Staihr, 20 Mo. 269 ; 2 Kent, il0-111.) If, then, the deed of McLain vested the fee in Martha Mead, the husband took a fee during the marriage, and this, by the sheriff’s deed, passed to McLaran. II.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. Lucien Mead took an estate in the land of his wife for her life, and that passed bj the sheriff’s deed. (Boyce’s Adm’r v. Cayce, 17 Mo. 47; Schneider v. Staihr, 20 Mo. 269 ; 2 Kent, il0-111.) If, then, the deed of McLain vested the fee in Martha Mead, the husband took a fee during the marriage, and this, by the sheriff’s deed, passed to McLaran. II. Lucien Mead being insolvent, his creditors had a valid claim on whatever property proceeded from his means or credit. Mrs. Mead had no separate estate. She had property inherited from her father, who died in…
1Opinion of the CourtBliss, Judge
The plaintiff, and defendant Martha Mead, each claimed to own the same undivided fourteenth of certain real estate belonging to the Jennings estate, the plaintiff having purchased it at sheriff’s sale as the property of Lucien Mead, and the said Martha having before received a deed of the same. The issues arose in a suit for partition instituted by E. Rayburn and others, and this interest was set apart to the contending parties, in whose name I have entitled the case, as in controversy. After it was set off, the said parties voluntarily appeared for an adjustment of their adverse claim, and…
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