Taussig v. Reel
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel Dillon, Judge. It is submitted that the court below erred in holding that the reversionary lease made by Eugenia Reel, the life tenant, May 21, 1889, to begin on May 21,1891, was, by virtue of the power of May 21, 1860, binding upon the appellant as assignee of the remainder-men after the death of the life tenant, and that the lease should have been held to have been terminated as to the appellant, upon the death of the…
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel Dillon, Judge. It is submitted that the court below erred in holding that the reversionary lease made by Eugenia Reel, the life tenant, May 21, 1889, to begin on May 21,1891, was, by virtue of the power of May 21, 1860, binding upon the appellant as assignee of the remainder-men after the death of the life tenant, and that the lease should have been held to have been terminated as to the appellant, upon the death of the life tenant, on each of the following grounds: First. Because the power given to the life tenant by the instrument of…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
This is an action for partition of property on the southeast corner-of Franklin avenue and Eighth street in the city of St. Louis, fronting one hundred and twenty-seven feet and six inches on Franklin avenue by a depth of fifty-nine feet and six inches on Eighth street, of which plaintiff and John H. Reel, one of the defendants, are tenants in common.
The facts as stated by counsel for plaintiff are substantially as follows:
The premises in question, with other property, belonging to John W. Reel, deceased, were partitioned *537in 1842 and assigned to Eugenia Reel, his widow, for life, remainder to…
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