Beach v. Bryan
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Hugo Muench, Judge. (1) An intended adoption, ineffectual as such by reason of some formal omission required by law, may still operate as a contract for adoption, which, on proper showing, will be specifically enforced and performance by the parties on one side of such an agreement removes the case from the statute of frauds. Wales v. Holden, 209 Mo. 552; Lynn v. Hocbadav, 162 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Hugo Muench, Judge. (1) An intended adoption, ineffectual as such by reason of some formal omission required by law, may still operate as a contract for adoption, which, on proper showing, will be specifically enforced and performance by the parties on one side of such an agreement removes the case from the statute of frauds. Wales v. Holden, 209 Mo. 552; Lynn v. Hocbadav, 162 Mo. Ill; Sutton v: Hayden, 62 Mo. 101; Healy v. Simpson, 113 Mo. 340; Gupton v. Gupton, 47 Mo. 37; Fuchs v. Fuchs, 48 Mo. App. 18; West v. Bundy, 78 Mo. 407; Anderson v.…
1Opinion of the CourtReynolds, P. J.
(after stating.the facts). — It is proper to say at the outset that we have very grave doubt whether this suit can be maintained at all.
Courts of equity deal with property rights alone, are concerned only with questions which affect property and exercise no jurisdiction in matters of wrong to the person. [Bispham’s Principles of Equity (6 Ed.), top page 57.] They are concerned only with questions of property and the maintenance of civil rights. Injury to property, whether actual or prospective, is the foundation on which their jurisdiction rests. [Kerr on Injunctions (2 Ed.), sec. 1; In re…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- In Re SawyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Sharkey v. McDermottSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- Hockaday v. LynnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- Sutton v. HaydenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
- Reinders v. KoppelmannSupreme Court of Missouri · 1878
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Menees v. CowgillSupreme Court of Missouri · 1949
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- Richardson v. Ozark Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1954
- Bardorf v. Rebecca Talbot-Perkins Adoption Society, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1934
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