White Oak Grove Benevolent Society v. Murray
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from■ Clay Circuit Court. — Hon. E. J. Broaddus, Judge. (1) There must be a person in esse to receive a conveyance in order make a deed good of an immediate estate.
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Appeal from■ Clay Circuit Court. — Hon. E. J. Broaddus, Judge. (1) There must be a person in esse to receive a conveyance in order make a deed good of an immediate estate. On April 12, 1889, respondent was not a person in esse. 3 Wash on Real Prop. [5 Ed.] 282; Arthur v. Weston, 22 Mo. 378; Thomas v. Wyatt, 25 Mo. 24; Bouthitt v. Stinson, 63 Mo. 268; 2 Blackstone’s Com. [Chitty’s Ed.] 296. (2) Since general statutes were first passed in Missouri providing for the creation and organization of corporations, it has been universally true that a voluntary association has, in law or equity, no more…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.
From a final judgment overruling a demurrer to the petition this appeal is prosecuted. The petition omitting caption is in these words:
“Plaintiff states that it is a corporation duly organized under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Missouri, and that on the twelfth day of of April, 1889, defendants Anthony Murray and Roxa Murray (or Roxanna Murray) his wife, executed, under their hánds and seals, and delivered to plaintiff, a deed of general warranty, conveying a certain tract of land in Clay county, Missouri, to wit: All of that part of the north end of the west half of the…
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- Broadwell v. MerrittSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
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