Stahlhuth v. Nagle
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Moses N. Sale, Judge. (1) In equity cases the judgment of the trial court will be accorded all proper consideration, but as the ultimate responsibility for the judgment rests on the appellate court, when the case is appealed, that court is not bound by the findings of fact by the trial court, but will review the evidence and render such judgment as good conscience dictates.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Moses N. Sale, Judge. (1) In equity cases the judgment of the trial court will be accorded all proper consideration, but as the ultimate responsibility for the judgment rests on the appellate court, when the case is appealed, that court is not bound by the findings of fact by the trial court, but will review the evidence and render such judgment as good conscience dictates. Hoeller v. Haffner, 155 Mo. 589; Bank v. Fry, 115- S. W. 439; Guinan v. Jarrott, 183 Mo. 204. (2) Where a person makes a voluntary conveyance of land, or some interest…
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
— Plaintiff claims title to a certain lot and part of lot in the city of St. Louis; and by this suit seeks to have set aside and for naught held a certain alleged false and fraudulent deed of trust executed by defendant Pierre Nagle on said property, the same constituting a doud on plaintiff’s title.
In his petition plaintiff states that he is owner of lot 21, and five feet off the east part of lot 20‘, and three feet nine and one-half inches off the west part of lot 22, in city block 1024, in the city of St. Louis, the same being occupied by house numbered 3030' Morgan street, in said city;…
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