In Re Estate of Henry Wood
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Ron. Vital W. Garesche, Judge. The trial court erred in holding that the separation agreement herein was not valid. (1) Separation agreements between husband and wife are enforceable under the laws of Missouri, both at law and in equity, and may include a settlement of property rights. Husband and Wife, 21 Cyc. 1592-96; Contracts, 9 Cyc. 519-520; Perry v. Perryman, 19 Mo. 469; Garbut v. Bowling, 81 Mo. 214; Specht v. Dausman, 7 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Ron. Vital W. Garesche, Judge. The trial court erred in holding that the separation agreement herein was not valid. (1) Separation agreements between husband and wife are enforceable under the laws of Missouri, both at law and in equity, and may include a settlement of property rights. Husband and Wife, 21 Cyc. 1592-96; Contracts, 9 Cyc. 519-520; Perry v. Perryman, 19 Mo. 469; Garbut v. Bowling, 81 Mo. 214; Specht v. Dausman, 7 Mo. App. 165; Schmieding v. Doellner, 10 Mo. App. 373; Roberts v. Hardy, 89 Mo. App. 86; Fisher v. Clopton, 110 Mo. App.…
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
The review here sought involves appeals in two cases, numbered, respectively, 21,132 and 21,133.
No. 21,132 is an appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis ordering the payment to Minnie Wood, the Avidow of Henry Wood, deceased, of $250',000, by his executor, of the funds in his hands belonging to said estate, or, at his option and in lieu thereof, that he turn over and deliver to her a one-fourth interest in certain securities, as partial distribution to her, as such widow, of the estate in his hands as executor.
No. 21,133 is an appeal from a similar judgment of…
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- Rains v. WheelerTexas Supreme Court · 1890
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- Hungerford v. . HungerfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
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- Bower v. DanielSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
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