Noe v. Kern
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Loiois City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel Dillon, Judge. The decree should have been in favor of defendants, as, under the law, the will raised no trust in favor of either Paul or Sadie Noe. Corby v. Corby, 85 Mo. 371, 392, 393 ; Wright v. Adkins, 1 T. & R. 148; Wood v. Cox, 2 My. & Cr. 684; Webb v. Wolls, 2 Sim. [N. S.] 267; Knott v. Colton, 2 Phil. 192 ; Perry on Trusts, see. 116 ; 2 Story Eq.
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Appeal from St. Loiois City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel Dillon, Judge. The decree should have been in favor of defendants, as, under the law, the will raised no trust in favor of either Paul or Sadie Noe. Corby v. Corby, 85 Mo. 371, 392, 393 ; Wright v. Adkins, 1 T. & R. 148; Wood v. Cox, 2 My. & Cr. 684; Webb v. Wolls, 2 Sim. [N. S.] 267; Knott v. Colton, 2 Phil. 192 ; Perry on Trusts, see. 116 ; 2 Story Eq. Jur., secs. 1069, 1070 ; 2 Pomeroy Eq., secs. 1015, 1016, 1017; Meredith v. Hineage, 1 Sim. 542, 551; Howard ¶. Carusi, 109 U. S. 733 ; Colton v. Colton, 21 Fed. Rep. 595 ; Campbell ©.…
1Opinion of the CourtNorton, C. J.
This is a proceeding in equity which calls for the construction of the will of Virginia C. Ferguson, wife of Wm. F. Ferguson. She died on the sixth of September, 1883, leaving the following will:
“In the name of God, Amen. I, Virginia C. Ferguson, wife of William Ferguson, of St. Louis, Missouri, make and declare this to be my last will and testament, and hereby revoke all other wills by me heretofore made. First. I give, devise, and bequeath unto my husband, William Ferguson, all of my real and personal estate absolutely, the real estate being mostly situate in the city of Norfolk, county of…
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