Reed v. Robertson
Supreme Court of Missouri
appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. No case is made for partition. This was an adversary-proceeding in wbicb the title was in- question, and in order to determine the question of title the court tided' a suit in chancery, not, however, between the parties concerned, but with a palpable defect of parties. II. ■ The eldest daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Robertson was a necessary party; this was disclosed by the answer and by all the evidence. III.
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appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. No case is made for partition. This was an adversary-proceeding in wbicb the title was in- question, and in order to determine the question of title the court tided' a suit in chancery, not, however, between the parties concerned, but with a palpable defect of parties. II. ■ The eldest daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Robertson was a necessary party; this was disclosed by the answer and by all the evidence. III. The court admitted evidence that was wholly incompetent. The letter of Robertson, and the re-examination of Mrs. Reed and the examination of Mr.…
1Opinion of the CourtCurrier, Judge
The plaintiffs filed their petition in the nature of a bill in equity for the partition of an equitable estate in certain premises therein described. It is alleged in the petition that the defendant, Frederick Robertson, on the 14th day of December, 1855, conveyed said premises to the defendant, Ed. B. Farley, for the sole and exclusive use of the plaintiff, Mrs-. Isabella Reed, then Isabella Robertson, and of the defendant, Mrs. Elizabeth Robertson, the wife of the grantor in the deed; the said Isabella being his daughter by a former wife. It is also alleged that Mrs. Reed was, at the time…
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