O'Bryan v. Allen
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Cooper Circuit Court. — Hon. E. L. ; Edwards, Judge. (1) Mrs Harriet Gr. O’Bryan was incompetent as a wifeless. R. S. 1879, sec. 4010; Sess. Acts, 1887, p. 287; Moore v. Moore, 51 Mo. 118 ; Moore v. Wingate, 53 Mo. 398 ; Willis v. Oammill, 67 Mo. 730 ; Holman v. Bachus, 73 Mo. 49. (2) Henry M. Thompson was not a competent witness. R. S. 1879, sec. 4010 ; Sess.
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Appeal from Cooper Circuit Court. — Hon. E. L. ; Edwards, Judge. (1) Mrs Harriet Gr. O’Bryan was incompetent as a wifeless. R. S. 1879, sec. 4010; Sess. Acts, 1887, p. 287; Moore v. Moore, 51 Mo. 118 ; Moore v. Wingate, 53 Mo. 398 ; Willis v. Oammill, 67 Mo. 730 ; Holman v. Bachus, 73 Mo. 49. (2) Henry M. Thompson was not a competent witness. R. S. 1879, sec. 4010 ; Sess. Acts, 1887, p. 287 ; Paul v. Leavitt, 53 Mo. 595 ; Ilaerle v. Kreihn, 65 Mo. 202 ; Joice v. Branson, 73 Mo. 28 ; Wood v. Broadley, 76 Mo. 23. (3) Mrs; Maria G-. Allen and Mrs. Clara D. Thompson were not competent witnesses.…
1Opinion of the CourtBrace, J.
The' plaintiffs are the widow of Noah D. Bell, deceased, and her present husband. Noah 3). Bell, deceased, was a son of Henry Bell, deceased. The-defendants, Maria G-. Allen, Clara D. Thompson and Henry Bell, are the children of the plaintiff Harriet,, and her former husband, Noah D. Bell. Defendant, D. D. Bell, is a son of Henry Bell, deceased. Ernest Bell and Clara Bell Tracy are the children of Dan Bell, deceased, who was a son of Henry Bell, deceased.
The action is in the nature of a bill i& equity to declare that the said Noah D. Bell died seized in equity of an inheritable estate in a…
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