Klocke v. Klocke
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis County Circuit Court. — Hon. John W. McElhinney, Judge. (1) The courts of this State have uniformly been liberal in dealing with the rights of the widow when called in question, whatever section of the statutes or provision of the common law relative thereto may be under consideration. In re Estate of Messersmith, 264 Mo. 619; Keeney v. McVoy, 206 Mo. 70; Lemp v. Lemp, 249 Mo. 314; Howard v. Strode, 242 Mo. 218; Wyatt v. White, 192 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis County Circuit Court. — Hon. John W. McElhinney, Judge. (1) The courts of this State have uniformly been liberal in dealing with the rights of the widow when called in question, whatever section of the statutes or provision of the common law relative thereto may be under consideration. In re Estate of Messersmith, 264 Mo. 619; Keeney v. McVoy, 206 Mo. 70; Lemp v. Lemp, 249 Mo. 314; Howard v. Strode, 242 Mo. 218; Wyatt v. White, 192 Mo. App. 554. It is also now well settled and clearly determined by numerous decisions of this State, that it is the spirit, object,…
1Opinion of the Court
WHITE, C.
The suit is in partition; the plaintiff claims, under the provisions of Section 351, Revised Statutes 1909, one-half the real and personal estate of her deceased husband, Henry Klocke, who died childless. The defendants are the sisters of the deceased, Henry Klocke.
George Klocke, Henry’s father, died in 1904, leaving a will by which he gave to his widow, Wilhelmina, for life, the real estate in controversy here, with the remain*155der in fee to Henry Klocke. Henry Klocke died in October, 1913, and his mother, the life tenant, died in March, 1914 The question to be determined is whether…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Perry v. StrawbridgeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Keeney v. McVoySupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
- Estate of Messersmith v. MessersmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1915
- Ferguson v. GentrySupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
- Estate of Ferguson v. GentrySupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
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- Nies, Admx. v. Stone, Exec.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1938