Grayson v. Weddle
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to Be Kalb Circuit Court. I. The application for the sale of said decedent’s lands must be by petition, setting forth whatever under the statutes is required to give the court jurisdiction of the particular case and subject matter thereof, which should be so set forth as to be good on demurrer. The application must show a true account of amounts due to and by the estate, a correct description of the real estate, and of the character and value of the personalty.
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Error to Be Kalb Circuit Court. I. The application for the sale of said decedent’s lands must be by petition, setting forth whatever under the statutes is required to give the court jurisdiction of the particular case and subject matter thereof, which should be so set forth as to be good on demurrer. The application must show a true account of amounts due to and by the estate, a correct description of the real estate, and of the character and value of the personalty. It should appear therein that the land belonged to the deceased at his death ; that petitioners are administrators or…
1Opinion of the CourtNapton, Judge
This was an action of ejectment for the east half of the southeast quarter of section 27, and the northeast quarter and the east half of the southeast quarter, and the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section No. 34, township 58, range 32, altogether 360 acres.
The plaintiffs were heirs at law of James Morgan.
The defendants set up a special defense based upon a sale of this land of James Morgan by his administrator, at which they were purchasers.
It is unnecessary to recite the details of the answer, as the questions presented arise on the proofs offered at the trial.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
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