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Van Loo v. Osage County
141 S.W.2d 805
Mo.
1940
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*1 tenancy, joint create grantor to been the intention 115, 146 N. E. Stukis, v. 316 Ill. 530.] [Stukis part of the second Furthermore, parties description of the not in common” tenants premises “joint tenants and not heirs their and to part repugnant phrase “parties of the second reason clause, assigns forever” in habendum conveyance is whether parties simple in fee part of the second take Stukis, supra.] joint tenancy tenancy v. in common. [Stukis Wilhite 311, 85 S. W. Frost, Plaintiff cites Wilson v. Ashbaugh, 273 Wilhite, 448; Ashbaugh v. v. Mo. S. 201 W. 72. S. relied the deed premises In phrase the Wilson upon vague meaningless. was ruled as conveyed property Ashbaugh the Wilhite and the deeds cases relating estates questions presented husband and wife' and will entirety, questions which common law. It were ruled under the conveyances be noted that are within the to husband and wife provisions statute. [Sec. 1929.] Deppe On the death Hazel Walker be- the defendant Catherine conveyed by Newport came owner in to his fee of the land John H. daughters joint Hazel and tenants. Catherine judgment with reversed and cause remanded directions to enter opinion. accordance with this All concur. Guardian and Curator of Loo, Emil Van Anna Loo, Van Osage County, Appellant. (2d) S. W. 805. One,

Division June *2 Affirmed. Garstang appellant.

Marion B. respondent. P. H. John Peters and Balkenbush for BRADLEY, is an appeal (advanced docket) C. This on the from against Osage county. for $84.80 The cause was tried on agreed In proceedings July statement. 14,1939, had Osage county, court of Anna Van Loo was found be a mind, Emil Loo, Van respondent here, was guardian and Appraisers duly curator. appointed, were but no they found so reported. guardian Thereupon, the petition alleging filed that “Anna Van Loo has real, no property, personal mixed, or and that therefore she is unable support her- self; person lawfully charged there with support her capable do; so to able the said Anna Van Loo was on the day July, 1939, duly 14th adjudged be a of unsound said Missouri; that the Osage county, mind court of large with remain at safely permitted

Anna Yan cannot Loo it is resides; that community in she safety which to herself and hospital Loo the state Anna Yan to incarcerate the said ’’ found The court confinement. Fulton, Missouri, for treatment and Yan Anna the said petition true, and made an “that order guardian to the state Loo confined said and transmitted treatment, as Fulton, Missouri, for confinement number one at all a bill of costs and it further ordered that patient; proceed- including expenses therewith, connected the costs Osage ings court of bé certified to the that a certified county, Missouri, It ordered payment. is further copy of in said cause be transmitted Osage county, Missouri.” objection, in agreed (running, It without that the bill of costs guardian amounting $84.80, was cláimant), the name of the *3 county 7, 1939) certified (August payment; pay- to the court that refused, It was appeal ment was and an taken to the circuit court. agreed that “information had and and thereon insanity hearing by probate court, complied said held with fully said all the requirements 448, Stat., 281), and (Ann. of Sec. R. S. subsequent relating insanity hearings court, in probate sections ’’ and that all steps required by- properly said sections were taken. agreed

It was that Anna Yan property, Loo had that no and one was liable for her support at the Fulton that hospital, state and charged “the services for in bill said of costs rendered were parties claiming fees; attorneys, Henry that the P. John and Peters (named Balkenbush in costs) duly the bill of appointed (by were probate court) represent hearing, said Anna Yan at Loo said and that the sum of $25 was allowed them the court and taxed as costs service; for this that subpoenaed testified; the-witnesses were and performed that the sheriff for which charged; he that services has the probate performed court charged.” the services which it has Counsel for county, in statement, says county his court refused to ground the bill “on the jurisdiction that exclusive to hear insanity and persons commit insane cases hospital to the state a county patient county was vested in and that probate authoritj'' court jurisdiction had no insanity to hear eases and poor commit insane to the hospital jurisdiction state and that the of said probate dependent court was on it first shown that the subject of the inquiry possessed property.” questions These are presented: Is the sanity hold a inquisition a poor person, by law, exclusively as defined in the coun- ty court or is such in county concurrent probate and court? probate and if the jurisdiction, court has such has it also the to be person, adjudged, poor authority commit, public.expense, at mind, hospital? of unsound to a state many has says: years it in “For appellant his brief

Counsel hearings be- Osage County insanity, all practice in to hold been the subject probate If found that the fore the court. it was he hospital in and that in was insane and need confinement hospital, probate support him said had no sufficient patient made order be committed to the court an that' the court county patient. presented The commitment was payment furnished the funds'for the advance of board who patient conveyed hospital. and the to the Thereafter regularly paid patient court board and certified a bill proceeding of costs for the always However, Auditor, . paid. court which was . the State upon making county audit,. challenged procedure and threat- they ened that if paid further costs in that manner that were charged illegal would be up payments ’’ charged up shortage with a amount. having jurisdic can

There doubt about courts tion to hold inquisitions. 6; Art. [Constitution, Sec. Stat., Osage County, R. S. Ann. p. 281; 103 Mo. Cox 763; Quincy, Railway Co., S. W. Redmond v. & Omaha K. C. Zorn, Ex Parte 62.] procedure sanity inquisitions set out Secs. seq.,

448 et Stat., pp. seq. 281 et 4.48 : “If writing, information in on verified the informant his best belief, information and given the probate court that (Italics ours) idiot, an lunatic or mind, incapable managing affairs, praying *4 had, good thereinto be if satisfied there is cause for the jurisdiction, of exercise inquired shall cause the facts to be jury: into Provided, giving if neither the in- party writing, formation in nor the party being inquired into whose is call for or jury, may demand a inquired then the facts be into sitting jury.” aas Sec. 448 has come down from the of 1817 act the General As of of sembly Territory Laws, of Missouri. Missouri Territorial [1 p. In the revision of what now 448 is Sec. was See. 507.] 3650, and present except was same as at that verification was required proviso. there was (Laws 1903, 200) no In 1903 p. proviso was added as “Provided, follows: the probate shall not have inquire any insanity person into the of who owner of no property.” proviso 1903 was held be unconstitutional and void. Quincy, Omaha & K. [Redmond C. (March, Railroad Co. 1910), 225 Mo. State ex rel. Crouse et al. (December v. Mills 17, 1910), et al.

362 was proviso 1903 94) the 1913, p. (Laws In 1913 22.] 1917 enacted. proviso present and the from the section stricken require the amended to again was 102) the section 1917, p. (Laws changes since no have been There to be verified. information vacation information filing 449 for the provides Sec. per- alleged insane notice to for provides 450 probate court. Sec. counsel, in the event appointment thereof, and for son, service in this section provided and it is appears, counsel attorney fee for “a reasonable counsel allow such

.shall proceeding.” in such taxed costs rendered, same to be as the services n Sec. al- in case the guardian appointment 452 mind. found to be of leged person insane insane found to any person shall be 454 “When provides: See. of the the costs according preceding provisions, county.” insufficient, by the estate, or, if that be paid of his .shall be out any per- “If Stat., provides: 301 Sec. furiously far disordered lunacy otherwise, mad, or so son, by shall be or or endanger person person or the mind his own as person guardian, or other others, duty of his or her it shall be the may be, provide and who is bound under whose care he or she place until support, her confine him or her in some suitable his or county, make sitting shall probate- the next court for the who person as the circum- such order restraint ... of such require.” (Italics ours.) stances of the case shall any mind, provides: person “If such of unsound preceding specified, last not be confined section is shall person having charge him, person having such or there be charge, any judge record, justices of a court of or two may peace, may person apprehended, such insane cause omploy person to him her in until place, confine some suitable therein, preced- court shall make orders further ing specified.” (Italics ours.) section “If any Reads: be admitted into the state asylum patient, guardian lunatic as a support shall for his expenses at asylum, ward; such out of the estate of such and if such insane shall, any time, come under the class of ‘insane poor persons,’ specified government in the law for the of the state asylum insane, lunatic and care of shall supported asylum by and maintained at such provided the manner by such law.”

Ex Zorn, Parte 62, cited, S. W. in corpus, habeas and was decided petitioner March 1912. The *5 adjudged by to be of unsound mind probate the court of Jackson county, but it was claimed that jurisdiction, the court did not have ground on the petitioner that the property had no adjudged, when so ground but on the that there was no valid service of notice. In

363 holding in no hesitation “We ruling the court point the said: into the to conduct proper place county was the Jackson that place was the that alleged insanity because petitioner, of the 2, 19, chapter Revised objects of article One the of his residence. of protect to and 1929) seq. et R. S. (now Secs. Statutes is evidenced mind. This of persons of preserve the be instituted by cannot proceeding fact authority was cited No property.” has court the insane no if language italicized, but in view of support part we have had in mind the likely of the opinion used it is that the author 474, overlooked the Redmond 1909, in R. S. proviso that was Sec. Crouse, holding' proviso unconstitu- supra, ex rel. this State Also, part of quite

tional that the italicized apparent and void. it is quote, from Zorn supra, case is obiter. Osage 763,W. was decided County, 385, supra, Cox v. 15 S. 5787, 1879, 448, S.

under See. R. which R. S. was same as 1929, except requirement that there was no for verification and proviso. Molliter, September appears that case it that one on County Osage jury a verdict of in court of incapable managing “was be of his found to unsound mind and affairs; also, own (See to be so disordered Sec.

now 1929) endanger Sec. in his mind his own Molliter, and the property guardian A others.” was he placed custody but “in the sheriff” was directed of the who to take necessary “in steps place him suitable so confine some protect as to safety community until orders from further or until Osage County make court of can provisions suitable safekeeping, for his and said sheriff will make due report to this money court of expenditure his in be- half.” July 18, 1887, the sheriff report expense made probate court and an reciting order was made “Molliter was entirely means, and, without there one duty whose it was by law support him, report approved of the sheriff sum attending $356 was allowed him expenses Molliter’s confinement,” and it was ordered copy that a certified of the order allowing expenses Osage “be certified court County payment.” pay, and refused to sheriff Cox appealed to him, the circuit court where went for which judgment was affirmed this court. In the (103 Cox case Mo. l. c. 763,) court said: “By law in each is vested with de inqtdrendo lunático any county charged as to in such information writing (Italics ours.) unsound mind.” There nothing Art. Constitution, of the statute now existence, or in case, except decision Zorn to suggest court to hold

364 to property as ownership of upon such inquisition sanity is conditioned appears, class, and as indigent of the alleged person insane out take the 721, 126 S. (225 Mo. Redmond in the court ruled this so condition Legislature could not 159)W. court. concerning statutory provisions far, we have dealt with So inquisitions up now take such court, and we inquisitions in the Stat., p. 1929, Ann. 8636, R. S. county court. See. things, provides 388, among amended, 1935, p. other Laws such of hospital a “county power to send to state have courts shall (Italics thereto” admission may entitled to poor insane be their as seq.), 7744 et Stat., p. 1929, Ann. ours). seq., 8643 Sec. et for the procedure seq., give the amended, 509 as et Laws ‘‘ ’’ commonly referred county hospitals, patients admission of to state asylums. to as followed to commit be prescribes procedure

See. 8652 confined county who is indigent hospital a an resident a state institution, insane. and becomes private public in a or charitable in conditions, pay patients provides that, under certain may hospital patients, state made and See. a may made that, conditions, patients under certain patients. indigent person insane poor

Sec. 8664 defines an or insane her exceeding one in value his as who does not have patients are defined statutory County exemptions. liabilities by expense hospital a at the “supported Sec. 8664 as those state sending of the counties them.” law) court, (as found poor person the circuit a defined

guilty ground of com- of crime on the insane at time sole mission, and found not not a fit to be to have recovered and large asylum) by (insane is not committed to him circuit but is held “until court shall cause be removed hospital, poor persons: to state in the cases of insane as Provided, prisouer no exmination take insanity into the shall place county court, provided before Sections pro- but the and clerk thereof shall ceed, and prisoner be dealt with in like manner other insane poor persons required be, are after examination had court. duty trying It shall prisoner be the of the clerk copy, make out a seal, acquittal under his official of the prisoner, section, required part the order the first of this delivered having custody prisoner officer authority custody.” for such 8655, 8657 R. S. [Secs. Stat., pp. 7749, 7750.] appears statutory

Thus it procedure prescribed that definite for the circuit disposition poor person, court when it an has insane prescribed procedure is statutory such definite but 448, and filed under See. inf ormation an' proceeding on when alleged insane case, present out, it turns Legislature cannot seen, supra, As we poor person. in law sanity inqui hold court to condition poor to commit authorized sitions, yet court is not *7 530, al., Haynes Ussery et hospital. to a state person only “the county is court 414, stated that the (2d) l. c. it is ato state authority person order an insane sent that has to as- pronouncement, This public expense.” the hospital at well to case, run counter present does not in the the conclusion reached section, Stat., 307, appears 512, 1929, because that R. S. Ann. See. drug addicts, and 509-511, 1929, sane deals with

from Secs. S. poor.

not with insane that Zorn, supra, stated, Ex Parte it was contended in the of As alleged with notice. person properly insane had not been served point county “possessed probate was that the court of Jackson County” service; jurisdiction process to send to Buchanan its a authorizing probate that there “no court to its send statute beyond county thereby jurisdiction process acquire adjudge and to parties proceeding is who are outside of the where insane specific authorizing service, instituted.” There was no statute such 62) (241 but court ruled as follows 1l.c. : 270, holding have County “We no hesitation in proper that Jackson was the place alleged insanity to petitioner, conduct into the of place because that was the of his . . It is residence. . Legislature apparent guardians that intended of insane persons should be and their in the estates administered county of their located, residence where their and where acquaintances their likely friends and are to reside. . . . Probate part judicial system courts are of state, of our created Constitution, empowered by and that document pass upon individuals; of therefore, in instrumentalities voking their in that may prescribed class eases by general law,” citing Secs. 3863 4061, 1909, and R. S. now Secs. 2051, 1844 and 1929, R. S. Stat., Ann. pp. 2565 and See. provides that “all shall power courts all issue writs which may be necessary in the exercise of their respective jurisdictions, according principles to the and usages of law.” Sec. 2051 judge that “the probate be a shall peace, conservator and power shall have may issue all writs which in the exercise court, said according usage to' the principles and of law. . . .” In addition to what was ease, in the said Zorn and in Sees. 499, 1844, supra, See. R. S. Stat., p. ‘‘ provides, among things, other every probate that court, by whom an order may make guardianship, insane is committed ours.) person. (Italics restraint” such that and we rule our conclusion so It is sanity in hold court to jurisdiction with

has concurrent authority to- court has no persons, quisitions poor but such we further hospital. And poor person commit insane court to be. adjudged poor person is rule that when a mind, etc., be disordered said court to insane and also found authority court has the supra, then the as set out in Sec. county court shall held until the an order such make hospi may her, be, to be “removed a state cause him or the case court, 1929, for R. S. the circuit provided tal” as copy of its certified to transmit be, as in cir And in there would in the matter. situation adjudication sanity in procedure, cuit court occasion for case, such or procedure court. The Cox similar. 1929, and from from Sec. appears, supra, As adjudged case, when Cox *8 paid person, costs cannot out of estate of then costs, liable for such and the fact that Fulton, Van Loo to the committed Anna instead ordering disposition county court, her held would not duty

relieve the costs. The should Hyde Dalton, CC., and it ordered. be affirmed is so concur. foregoing opinion Bradley, C., PER is adopted CURIAM: The All opinion judges as the of the court. concur.

Harry Shaw, Bertha Shaw, Hornsby, M. Cora Shaw Louise Appellants, Executor of the Will of Hamilton, Charles Will, and as under Trustee her said Shaw, Alice Rozier Marie Rozier, Harrison, Leuer, C. Maude R. Zoe R. Francis J. Ro Henry Edgar Defendants, Jo Rozier,

zier, Rozier, L. J. seph (2d) H. Intervenor. 141 S. W. 817. Shaw, One,

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Case Details

Case Name: Van Loo v. Osage County
Court Name: Supreme Court of Missouri
Date Published: Jun 28, 1940
Citation: 141 S.W.2d 805
Court Abbreviation: Mo.
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