McMillan v. Farrow
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Crawford Circuit Court. — Hon. C. C. Bland, Judge. (1) The absolute and unrestricted power of disposition given the first taker of an estate unlimited, creates in such person a fee, and a limitation to another is void, as being repugnant to the first grant. 2 Blackstone, 164; Bubey v. Barnett, 12 Mo. 6; Norcum v. D’Oench, 17 Mo. 118; Allen v. Claybrooli, 58 Mo. 131; English v. Beehle, 32 Mo. 186; Easel v. Eagan, 47 Mo. 277; Green v. Sutton, 50 Mo. 186; State…
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Appeal from Crawford Circuit Court. — Hon. C. C. Bland, Judge. (1) The absolute and unrestricted power of disposition given the first taker of an estate unlimited, creates in such person a fee, and a limitation to another is void, as being repugnant to the first grant. 2 Blackstone, 164; Bubey v. Barnett, 12 Mo. 6; Norcum v. D’Oench, 17 Mo. 118; Allen v. Claybrooli, 58 Mo. 131; English v. Beehle, 32 Mo. 186; Easel v. Eagan, 47 Mo. 277; Green v. Sutton, 50 Mo. 186; State exrel. v. Toisón, 73 Mo. 320; Tremmel v. Kleibolt, 75 Mo. 255; Wead v. Gray, 78 Mo. 59; Cormvell v. Orton, 126 Mo. 355;…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
— This suit is prosecuted by plaintiff as administrator of the estate of Alexander L. Mc-Mullin, deceased, against the defendant H. P. Farrow, as administrator of the estate of Sarah Ann Craig, deceased, formerly Sarah Ann McMullin, widow of said Alexander L. McMullin, for the' purpose of obtaining a construction of the last will and testament of said Alexander L. McMullin, deceased, and to determine which of the two administrators is entitled to the possession and control of the notes and choses in action belonging to said Alexander, for the purpose of administration. The court below found…
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