Peter v. Byrne
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court. — Hon. A. M. Woodson, Judge. (1) The deed was made in 1883 while Mrs. Peter was under the common-law disability of coverture. At that time the real estate of the wife could only be conveyed by the joint deed of the husband and wife, properly acknowledged and certified.
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Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court. — Hon. A. M. Woodson, Judge. (1) The deed was made in 1883 while Mrs. Peter was under the common-law disability of coverture. At that time the real estate of the wife could only be conveyed by the joint deed of the husband and wife, properly acknowledged and certified. R. S. 1879, sec. 669; Huff v. Price, 50 Mo. 228; City v/Anderson, 78 Mo. 87; Dameron v. Jameson, 71 -Mo. 99; Brown v. Dressier, 125 Mo. 589. ,(2) “In order to convey by grant, the party possessing the right must be the grantor and use apt and proper words to convey to the grantee; merely…
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION.
POX, J. J.
— It will be observed that this is a suit in ejectment for the possession of the north.56 feet of lots 6 and 7 in block 30, St. Joseph Improvement addition to St. Joseph, Missouri. At the trial it was admitted that Sarah M. Peter was the common source of title. Alsb that Sarah M. Peter, the mother of plaintiffs, was married to Armenius Peter at the time she acquired this property by a general warranty deed, and continued to be his wife until her death. The evidence showed that Sarah M. Peter departed this life on the 29th day of November, 1889. That plaintiffs Robert N.…
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