Smith v. Hauger
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Clinton Circuit Court. — Hon. W. S.. Hebndon, Judge. (1) If this was a contest between William H. Hanger and the defendant the judgment of the circuit court must be reversed unless the probate court lost jurisdiction by the final settlement, its approval and the discharge of the executrix because: Eirst.
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Appeal from Clinton Circuit Court. — Hon. W. S.. Hebndon, Judge. (1) If this was a contest between William H. Hanger and the defendant the judgment of the circuit court must be reversed unless the probate court lost jurisdiction by the final settlement, its approval and the discharge of the executrix because: Eirst. All the parties interested in the estate of William Hanger, deceased, among them the defendant, had personal notice of all the proceedings which culminated in the sale of the land, its approval by the probate court and the conveyance to the plaintiffs; and if any of the orders and…
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
Ejectment to recover twenty acres of land in Clinton county. The petition is in the usual form and the answer is a general denial. The facts are these: In December, 1884, William Hanger died testate, seized of certain lands, those here involved included, and certain personal property. He devised the personal property to his wife, Christina, absolutely, and gave her a life estate, without power of disposal, in the real property, and the remainder in the real estate he bequeathed to his two sons, Andrew Dickson Hauger (the defendant) and Jonathan Hauger in fee simple absolute, in equal parts.…
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