Jamison v. Zausch
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jesse A. McDonald, Judge. The deed in question from Kilpatrick and wife to Mary Jamison is dated October 18, 1888. At that date plaintiff and' Mary Jamison were husband and wife, and, therefore, unless the terms of the deed when properly construed are such that his right is excluded, the husband would be entitled, under the common law and statute of this State in existence at that time, to the possession and enjoyment and…
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jesse A. McDonald, Judge. The deed in question from Kilpatrick and wife to Mary Jamison is dated October 18, 1888. At that date plaintiff and' Mary Jamison were husband and wife, and, therefore, unless the terms of the deed when properly construed are such that his right is excluded, the husband would be entitled, under the common law and statute of this State in existence at that time, to the possession and enjoyment and usufruct from the land during, the lifetime of his wife, and in the event that during the coverture they had lawful issue,…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
This is a suit to partition two parcels of ground in the city of St. Louis, at the southeast corner of Prairie and Easton avenues. Plaintiff is the widower of Mary Jamison, to whom he was married in 1865, and who, at the time of her death, was the owner of the two parcels sought to be partitioned. One, the larger parcel, was acquired from Claud Kilpatrick and wife by deed dated October 18, 1888; the other from William G. Ashby, by. deed dated June 4, 1904. The said Mary Jamison died on the 29th day of January, 1906, leaving a will, which was duly probated in the probate court of the city of…
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