Johnson v. Sullivan
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. This was an action in tbe nature of an action of ejectment for the possession of a lot of ground in the city of St. Louis.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. This was an action in tbe nature of an action of ejectment for the possession of a lot of ground in the city of St. Louis. It appeared in evidence that on the 22d of April, 1837, one David Sheppard conveyed the lot in controversy to James H. Johnson and Madison Y. Johnson ; that on the 25th of April, 1837, James H. and Madison Y. Johnson conveyed the said lotto their mother Hannah Johnson, the original plaintiff in the present suit, for life, with remainder to their sister Isabella in fee ; that all the title, acquired under the last mentioned deed, had,…
1Opinion of the CourtRylaND, Judge
This case presents two propositions for the adjudication of this court, which we consider the main and principal matters before us. We deem it unnecessary to notice any thing beyond these propositions. The first relates to the action of the court below in regard to the ruling, that the communications made by the Johnsons to Mr. Polk, when they called on him to draw the deed from them to their mother and sister for the lot in controversy as attorney at law, were privileged communications, and as such were not to be detailed or given in evidence; also the like ruling in regard to communications…
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