Scott v. Royston
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Daviess Circuit Court. — Hon. Frank Sheets, Special Judge. (1) That a judgment may be valid and binding, the court rendering it must have jurisdiction of the persons of the parties involved. A judgment without jurisdiction is void. Wyth v. Lang, 54 Mo. App. 147; Caffery v. Mining Co., 95 Mo. App. 180. Judgment void unless party is properly brought into court and made a party to the suit.
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Appeal from Daviess Circuit Court. — Hon. Frank Sheets, Special Judge. (1) That a judgment may be valid and binding, the court rendering it must have jurisdiction of the persons of the parties involved. A judgment without jurisdiction is void. Wyth v. Lang, 54 Mo. App. 147; Caffery v. Mining Co., 95 Mo. App. 180. Judgment void unless party is properly brought into court and made a party to the suit. Trust Co. v. Railroad, 195 Mo. 669; Graton v. Land and L. Co., 189 Mo. 322; Turner v. Gregory, 151 Mo. 100; Vincent v. Means, 184 Mo. 327; Spars v. Land Co., 186 Mo. 656; Gillingham v. Brown, 187…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodson, J.
The plaintiffs brought this suit in the circuit court of Daviess county to determine title to the lands described in the petition. The court found for the defendants and entered judgment accordingly, from which plaintiffs duly appealed.
The facts are few and simple, and are substantially as follows:
*574One Andrew J. Scott in Ms lifetime owned and occupied the land in controversy as a homestead, which contained one hundred and seven acres, not exceeding in value the sum of $1500. There was a school fund mortgage for the sum of $65.35 existing against fifty acres of the homestead, bearing six per…
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