Riddick v. Walsh
Supreme Court of Missouri
APPEALL from St. Louis Circuit Court. statement of the case. ©n the- 12th of August, 1812, the plaintiff was married to Thomas F. Riddick, with whom she lived as his wife until tile 14th of Januar}*-, 1830, when he died. On the 8th of October, 1814, Felicite Marie, of the territory of Missouri, conveyed by a deed of bargain and sale to Thos.
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APPEALL from St. Louis Circuit Court. statement of the case. ©n the- 12th of August, 1812, the plaintiff was married to Thomas F. Riddick, with whom she lived as his wife until tile 14th of Januar}*-, 1830, when he died. On the 8th of October, 1814, Felicite Marie, of the territory of Missouri, conveyed by a deed of bargain and sale to Thos. F. Riddick of the same place, a lot in St. Louis, particularly described in the petition, fronting one hundred and twenty French feet on the west side of Fourth street, and running back westward of that width, one hundred and fifty French feet. On the…
1Opinion of the CourtScott, J.
The first question which presents itself for our consideration is., whether, after the taking effect of the territorial act of July 4th, 1807, which gave dower to the widow in her deceased husband’s estate, the widow of a deceased person, who was married subsequently to the period that the said act took effect, and prior to the introduction of the common law of England, was entitled to the provision made for her by the Spanish law of community, in addition to her dower; or, in othet words, whether the Spanish law of community prevailed in this State, after the taking effect of the act of July…
2Cited by37 opinions
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