Hill v. Hill
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Lincoln Circuit Court. — Ron. James D. Barnett, Judge. (1) The court had jurisdiction of the subject-matter and of all the parties having any interest in the lands sought to be partitioned and under the laws of this State, the lands were subject to partition between the parties.
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Appeal from Lincoln Circuit Court. — Ron. James D. Barnett, Judge. (1) The court had jurisdiction of the subject-matter and of all the parties having any interest in the lands sought to be partitioned and under the laws of this State, the lands were subject to partition between the parties. Sikemeier v. Galvin, 124 Mo. 367; McQueen v. Lilly, 131 Mo. 9. (2) The estate in remainder may be partitioned during the life of the life tenant, and so also if the life tenant and anyone interested in the remainder join in a request for partition, the whole estate may be partitioned and sold or divided in…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action for partition of real estate. Prom a judgment of the circuit court sustaining a demurrer to the plaintiffs’ petition, they appeal.
On June 23, 1905', one William H. Hill devised his real estate to his son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren by the following will:
“I will and bequeath my real estate consisting of about two hundred acres one-fourth of a mile southeast of Troy in Lincoln County, Mo., to my son B. T. Hill and his wife Nettie during their natural lives and at the death of both to be divided equally between all of my grandchildren. But should my son B. T. Hill die before his…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Reinders v. KoppelmannSupreme Court of Missouri · 1878
- Stewart v. JonesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
- Preston v. BrantSupreme Court of Missouri · 1888
- Sikemeier v. GalvinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
3Cited by10 opinions
- Brown v. BibbSupreme Court of Missouri · 1947
- Stockwell v. StockwellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
- Gibson v. GibsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1920
- Noyes v. StewartSupreme Court of Missouri · 1950
- Borchers v. BorchersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1944
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