Legal Opinion

Black v. Slaton

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 25, 1902Published

Appeal from Stoddard Circuit Court. — Hon. J. L. Fort, Judge. Tbis is forcible entry and detainer, under Revised Statutes 1899, section 3320, by Rebecca A. Black, a married woman, to restore ber to tbe possession of lot two north of Delaware creek, of tbe southwest quarter of section nineteen, township twenty-six, range ten, Stoddard county, Missouri, containing about fifty-six acres, into the actual possession of which, under a deed purporting to convey the tract to her,…

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Appeal from Stoddard Circuit Court. — Hon. J. L. Fort, Judge. Tbis is forcible entry and detainer, under Revised Statutes 1899, section 3320, by Rebecca A. Black, a married woman, to restore ber to tbe possession of lot two north of Delaware creek, of tbe southwest quarter of section nineteen, township twenty-six, range ten, Stoddard county, Missouri, containing about fifty-six acres, into the actual possession of which, under a deed purporting to convey the tract to her, she, George W. Black, her husband, and their children entered August 29, 1896, the date of said deed, which was made for a…

1Opinion of the CourtGoode, J.

According to the agreed statement of facts on which this cause was tried, a tract of land was conveyed to the plaintiff, Rebecca A. Black, in 1896, for the consideration of two hundred dollars, by J. "W. Scarsbrough. She was then and still is married to George "W. Black and living with him in conjugal relations. Nothing is shown about who furnished the money paid for the land, whence it was obtained, or that it was her separate means.

Plaintiff, her husband and children moved on to the land when said conveyance was made and remained in possession until they were removed from it by the sheriff…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Flesh v. LindsaySupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
  2. Mueller v. KaessmannSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884
  3. Bledsoe v. SimmsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
  4. Sloan v. TorrySupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
  5. Garrett v. WagnerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894

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