Strouse v. Drennan
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, the Fifth District Court. The guardian’s deed was as follows : “Know all men by these presents, that at the adjourned term of the Probate Court of Platte county, Missouri, in the month of June, in the year 1854, I applied to said court for an order to sell the real estate of George Strouse, deceased, for the education of his minor child, which was granted; and I, as the guardian of John M. Strouse, the only child and heir of the said deceased, in pursuance to…
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Appeal from, the Fifth District Court. The guardian’s deed was as follows : “Know all men by these presents, that at the adjourned term of the Probate Court of Platte county, Missouri, in the month of June, in the year 1854, I applied to said court for an order to sell the real estate of George Strouse, deceased, for the education of his minor child, which was granted; and I, as the guardian of John M. Strouse, the only child and heir of the said deceased, in pursuance to said order of said court, sold to James M. Davis, of Platte county and State aforesaid, for and in consideration'of nine…
1Opinion of the CourtWagner, Judge
A preliminary question is.raised by the respondents’ counsel as to whether this court can take cognizance of this case as it now stands. The case was appealed from the Platte Circuit Court, and on a hearing in the District Court the judgment of the Circuit Court was reversed and the cause remanded, and it is now suggested that the judgment of the District Court is not such a final determination as will authorize an appeal. The law provides that, on all final judgments rendered in the District Courts, appeals, or writs of error, may be taken to the Supreme Court. It is true the judgment of the…
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