Meyer v. Meyer
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court —Hon. William- M. Kinsey, Judge. (1) The review of a suit for divorce on appeal is governed by the rules applicable to equity cases, and extends to the law and the facts. While the appellate court gives due weight to the findings of fact in the trial court, it' will examine the evidence for itself and determine whether it justifies the decree of the court below. Green v. Green, 22 Mo. App. 494; Griesedieck v. Griesedieck, 56 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court —Hon. William- M. Kinsey, Judge. (1) The review of a suit for divorce on appeal is governed by the rules applicable to equity cases, and extends to the law and the facts. While the appellate court gives due weight to the findings of fact in the trial court, it' will examine the evidence for itself and determine whether it justifies the decree of the court below. Green v. Green, 22 Mo. App. 494; Griesedieck v. Griesedieck, 56 Mo. App. 94; McCann v. McCann, 91 Mo. App. 1; Schuman v. Schuman, 93 Mo. App. 99; State ex rel. v. St. Louis Court of Appeals, 99…
1Opinion of the CourtReynolds, P. J.
Action for divorce, institued January 14, 1909. The parties were married on January 12, 1895, and it is claimed that the marital relation was maintained until July 12, 1908. After that date, and down to the time of the trial apparently, they continued to live in the same house, which was owned by plaintiff and her son by a former marriage, defendant occupying a room in the house, which he had used continuously as his own for a number of years before. At the time of the marriage between the parties, plaintiff was a widow about forty-two years of age with one child, a son then some thirteen…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Harkness v. JarvisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1904
- Miller v. MillerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1883
- Griesedieck v. GriesedieckMissouri Court of Appeals · 1894
- Schweikert v. SchweikertMissouri Court of Appeals · 1904
- Hamberg v. HambergMissouri Court of Appeals · 1910
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- Thiesen v. ThiesenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1912
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