Legal Opinion

Kreyling v. O'Reilly

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided December 23, 1902PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. H. D. Wood, Judge. (1) The certified copy of the deed of trust of date April 23, 1877, on which the respondents’ claim is predicated, was- not properly admitted in evidence, because the acknowledgment thereof was not in accordance with the statute in force when the 'acknowledgment was taken.

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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. H. D. Wood, Judge. (1) The certified copy of the deed of trust of date April 23, 1877, on which the respondents’ claim is predicated, was- not properly admitted in evidence, because the acknowledgment thereof was not in accordance with the statute in force when the 'acknowledgment was taken. Garner v. Barry, 28 Mo. 438; Calloway v. Pash, 50 Mo. 420; Patterson v. Pagan, 38 Mo. 70; Hoskins v. Atkins, 77 Mo. 539; Hunt v. Selleck, 118 Mo. 588. (2) Under sections 4276, 4277, Revised Statutes 1899, the respondents’ right to foreclosure of the deed of…

1Opinion of the CourtGoode, J.

-On July 13, 1876, David Kreyling and Augusta Kreyling, his wife, executed a deed of trust to M. B. O’Reilly, trustee, to secure a note therein described. Under the power of sale contained in that deed, O’Reilly, the trustee, sold the property on October 18, 1901. After paying the indebtedness secured by the instrument and expenses of the sale, a surplus of $1,626.55 remained in his hands. This surplus is claimed by the plaintiffs as the widow and heirs of Kreyling, and is also claimed by the defendants Benjamin and William Horton as the beneficiaries of a junior deed of trust executed by…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Terry v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Society for the Propagation of the Gospel v. WheelerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Hampshire · 1814
  3. Koshkonong v. BurtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  4. Leete v. State Bank of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
  5. Dunning v. . Ocean National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1875

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Davis v. SavageNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1946
  2. Cunningham v. KinnerkMissouri Court of Appeals · 1934
  3. McManus v. ParkSupreme Court of Missouri · 1921
  4. Trenton Motor Company v. WatkinsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1956
  5. Sherwood Estates Homes Ass'n v. WattMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979

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