Wood & Houston Bank v. Read
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court. — Hon. W. M. Robinson, Judge. (1) The deed from defendant L. R. Read to defendant Helen, while dated and acknowledged prior to the marriage, was not delivered until after the marriage and had no validity or effect until delivered.
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Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court. — Hon. W. M. Robinson, Judge. (1) The deed from defendant L. R. Read to defendant Helen, while dated and acknowledged prior to the marriage, was not delivered until after the marriage and had no validity or effect until delivered. Huey v. Huey, 65 Mo. 689; Turner v. Carpenter, 83 Mo. 333; Hammerslough v. Cheathem, 84 Mo. 13; Sneathen v. Sneathen, 104 Mo. 201. (2) The marriage contract between defendants, relied upon as a consideration for the deed from defendant L. R. Read to defendant. Helen, was void and could not be enforced for two reasons. First. Because…
1Opinion of the CourtBrace, P. J.
The defendants are husband and wife. The wife’s name prior to her marriage was Helen Smith. They were married in the state of Illinois on the twenty-eighth of October, 1891. This action is to set aside a deed executed by the said L. R. Read, dated September 15, 1891, conveying to the said Helen Smith certain lots in Webb City in Jasper county, described in the petition, which deed was filed for record on the twenty-sixth of February, 1892.
On the eighteenth of April, 1892, the plaintiff recovered judgment in the Jasper county circuit court against the said defendant L. R. Read for the sum of…
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