Schafroth v. Ambs
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. Tho petition alleges in precise, apt terms: 1. That the property ivas conveyed to Mrs. Ambs before her marriage with defendant Poter Ambs, and while she was discovert. 2. That upon said marriage with defendant Peter, she assumed the separate use and enjoyment of said property, and has ever since had the sole and separate use thereof. 3. That the husband assented, upon said marriage, to her sole and separate holding and use of said…
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. Tho petition alleges in precise, apt terms: 1. That the property ivas conveyed to Mrs. Ambs before her marriage with defendant Poter Ambs, and while she was discovert. 2. That upon said marriage with defendant Peter, she assumed the separate use and enjoyment of said property, and has ever since had the sole and separate use thereof. 3. That the husband assented, upon said marriage, to her sole and separate holding and use of said property, and has ever since said marriage concurred in this separate use and holding to which he had given his assent..…
1Opinion of the CourtCurribR, Judge
The petition in this cause shows that the defendant, Mrs. Catherine Ambs, prior to her intermarriage with the other defendant, Peter Ambs, acquired the premises in question in her own right; that she has ever since occupied, used, and enjoyed the same, and the 'rents, issues, and profits, as her separate estate; that her after-taken husband, Peter Ambs, assented to, approved, and acquiesced in such separate use, holding, and enjoyment; and that both the defendants, at all times, at and after said marriage, treated said premises as the sole and separate estate of said Catherine Ambs. The…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bradish v. GibbsNew York Court of Chancery · 1818
- Coughlin v. RyanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1868
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