Clifton v. Anderson
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. James E. Witi-irow, Judge. (1) When land is bought with the separate property of the wife, and the conveyance is made to her, such property is her separate property, though the conveyance may show only a legal title.
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Appeal from the St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. James E. Witi-irow, Judge. (1) When land is bought with the separate property of the wife, and the conveyance is made to her, such property is her separate property, though the conveyance may show only a legal title. Martin v. Colburn, 88 Mo. 229, 231; Boston v. Murray, 94 Mo. 175. The land in controversy, having been bought with the separate property of Sarah Clifton, became her separate property, though the deed of conveyance only expressed a legal title, in the absence of evidence to show her intention to the contrary. Martin v.…
1Opinion of the CourtRombauer, P. J.
Three of the plaintiffs are children of Sarah Clifton, deceased, and they join with their father, the plaintiff, Daniel W. Clifton, in this action to set aside a judgment of the circuit court, which decreed that an advance of $500, made by the defendant Anderson to their mother Sarah, for the purpose of paying off an incumbrance on her land, was a charge upon that land, which they claim by descent.
• The first trial of the case resulted in a judgment in defendant’s favor. That judgment was reversed upon appeal upon the sole ground, that the first decree had been rendered in an action by John…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Martin v. ColburnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
- Edwards v. BurnsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1887
- Clifton v. AndersonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1890