Strouse v. Drennan
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, the Fifth District Court. The guardian’s deed was as follows : “Know all men by these presents, that at the adjourned term of the Probate Court of Platte county, Missouri, in the month of June, in the year 1854, I applied to said court for an order to sell the real estate of George Strouse, deceased, for the education of his minor child, which was granted; and I, as the guardian of John M. Strouse, the only child and heir of the said deceased, in pursuance to…
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Appeal from, the Fifth District Court. The guardian’s deed was as follows : “Know all men by these presents, that at the adjourned term of the Probate Court of Platte county, Missouri, in the month of June, in the year 1854, I applied to said court for an order to sell the real estate of George Strouse, deceased, for the education of his minor child, which was granted; and I, as the guardian of John M. Strouse, the only child and heir of the said deceased, in pursuance to said order of said court, sold to James M. Davis, of Platte county and State aforesaid, for and in consideration'of nine…
1Opinion
Petition for Rehearing by Respondent.
2Opinion of the CourtWagner, Judge
The counsel for the defendants has filed his petition for a rehearing in this cause, and for a modification'of the opinion previously delivered. It is not contended that the judgment is wrong, for the deed made by the guardian is admittedly defective and incapable of conveying any title; but it is insisted that there is error in that part of the opinion which *300intimates that it is the duty of the purchaser to see that the law has been substantially complied with, and that the court having acquired jurisdiction, all its acts are to be deemed valid till…
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