Bell v. Ham
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Butler County Circuit Court.—ífow. J. P. Foard, Judge. (1) Tbe will of "William B. Dorn Paving vested a life estate in Mattie G. Dorn, Ms widow (now Mattie G. Felton by marriage), and the appellants being remaindermen, were under no obligation to pay taxes on the lands in controversy, until the determination of the said life estate, and had no right of possession of said lands in the meantime. Dyer et al. v..
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Appeal from Butler County Circuit Court.—ífow. J. P. Foard, Judge. (1) Tbe will of "William B. Dorn Paving vested a life estate in Mattie G. Dorn, Ms widow (now Mattie G. Felton by marriage), and the appellants being remaindermen, were under no obligation to pay taxes on the lands in controversy, until the determination of the said life estate, and had no right of possession of said lands in the meantime. Dyer et al. v.. Wittier, 89 Mo. 81; Hall v. French, 165 Mo. 440-448; Tiedeman on Real Property (3 Ed.), sec. 53, p. 62, (2) U. S. Land Office records are public records which give notice to…
1Opinion of the CourtSturgis, J.
This is an action to recover damages for an alleged trespass upon about 400 acres of land in Butler county, Missouri, and cutting1 and carrying away the timber thereon. The trial in the circuit court concerned the title to this land. The trial court found that the plaintiffs had no title and so instructing the jury the trial resulted in a judgment for defendants and plaintiffs have appealed. The plaintiffs claimed *75title as the heirs of William B. Dorn. The land is what is known as military bounty land. By reason of the fact that one Philip Cook was a valiant soldier in Captain Black’s…
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