McCune v. McCune
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Ralls Circuit Court. It is deemed unnecessary to set forth the facts more fully than they appear in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from Ralls Circuit Court. It is deemed unnecessary to set forth the facts more fully than they appear in the opinion of the court. I. The mode of appraising the slaves, the valuation at their full worth, the payment of money between the heirs to make their slaves equal, the agreement of the heirs to support an aged slave whose support devolved on the plaintiff in consideration of the division, the fact that notes previously given by the heirs to the executor were adjusted in this transaction, their rights made equal in every thing to that date, and all obligation over to the estate…
1Opinion of the CourtEwing, Judge
This was an action by the widow of Samuel McCune, deceased, to recover the possession of three slaves, which, with all the other property of the testator, were given by his will to respondent during her life or widowhood, with power to dispose of all or any of the slaves should they become disobedient ; and at her death said property was to be divided among the three children, Henry, Joseph and Rebecca. "William L. McCune, John S. McCune and Thomas Cleaver were appointed by the will to make division of the property. In 1852 and after testator’s death, the three last named persons met at the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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