Blandy v. Asher
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Gentry- Circuit Court. — Hon. S. A. Richardson, Judge. Ejectment. Plaintiffs claimed through a sale under execution against Lewis Asher. The defendant, who was formerly the wife of said Lewis, but had obtained a divorce from him, claimed under the homestead act.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, C. J.
The questions presented by the record are: 1st, Was the right acquired by the wife by reason of her filing her statutory claim to the homestead, lost in consequence of the divorce she subsequently obtained ? 2nd, Even if such right was defeated and determined as to the wife, by the judgment which dissolved the marital *28relations existing between the parties, does such overthrow as to the wife’s right in the premises, entitle plaintiffs to be successful in this action ? These questions will be considered in the order presented.
1 Divorce as affecting wife's homestead rights. No one can read with…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Vanzant v. VanzantIllinois Supreme Court · 1860
- State ex rel. Meinzer v. DivelingSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
- State v. PittsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1872
- Turner v. BennettIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Bonnell v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
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