Schorr v. Etling
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—Hon. L. B. Yalliant, Judge. (1) The homestead law in force in 1872, vested the fee simple title in Regina Schorr, testator's widow, and the court, therefore, erred in refusing defendant's instruction.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—Hon. L. B. Yalliant, Judge. (1) The homestead law in force in 1872, vested the fee simple title in Regina Schorr, testator's widow, and the court, therefore, erred in refusing defendant's instruction. Slcouten v. Wood, 57 Mo. 383; Gragg v. Gragg, 65 Mo. 343; Kaes v. Gross, 92 Mo. 647; Rock-hey v. Rockhey, 97 Mo. 76; Case v. Mitsenbu/rg, 109 Mo. 311. (2) There was no evidence that the interest devised by Adam Schorr’s will to his widow, was greater in value than the widow “would have the right to take under the law without reference to any will.”…
1Opinion of the CourtMacearlane, J.
This suit is ejectment to recover a certain lot in the city of St. Louis. The rights of the parties depend upon the construction of the will of Adam Schorr, deceased, and of the homestead law which was in force in 1872. The testator by the first three clauses of his will gives to his wife, Regina, three distinct parcels of land in St. Louis, describing each of them. By the fourth clause he gives her four shares of corporate stock, “and all mixed property I may be possessed of at the time of my death, and after her *45death, all real, personal and mixed property of whatever she, the said Regina…
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