Myers v. Hansbrough
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Hannibal Court of Common Pleas. — ■ Eon. D. E. Eby, Judge. (1) The respondent claims as tenant by the curtesy, and the question to be determined is whether in the face of the provisions of chapter 51 of the Revised Statutes of 1899, in which the provisions of the statutes of 1889 were, re-enacted, Ms rights as tenant by the curtesy vest until the debts created by the wife, such as funeral expenses, borrowed money and taxes, have been paid.
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Appeal from Hannibal Court of Common Pleas. — ■ Eon. D. E. Eby, Judge. (1) The respondent claims as tenant by the curtesy, and the question to be determined is whether in the face of the provisions of chapter 51 of the Revised Statutes of 1899, in which the provisions of the statutes of 1889 were, re-enacted, Ms rights as tenant by the curtesy vest until the debts created by the wife, such as funeral expenses, borrowed money and taxes, have been paid. Appellant insists that it does not and to hold otherwise would be to render the provisions of section 4335 of the act providing that she may…
1Opinion of the CourtYalliant, P. J.
This is an action of ejectment. The property in question, consisting of several lots and tenements in the city of Hannibal, belonged to Margaret R. Myers, deceased, in her lifetime. She died intestate, seized and possessed of the property, January 18, 1902. Her title to the various lots was that of an absolute legal estate in fee simple; to some of the lots her title was derived before the amendment of the Married Woman’s statutes in. 1889' and some afterwards. She left surviving her her husband, the plaintiff, and two sons of her marriage with him.
The defendant is the public administrator of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Woodward v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
- Tremmel v. KleiboldtSupreme Court of Missouri · 1881
- Kennedy v. KoopmannSupreme Court of Missouri · 1901
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- Brook v. BarkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1921
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