Court Opinion

ID: 9831057
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-01 20:45:41.97911+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:43:30.092902
License: Public Domain

On Rehearing.
Both sides have filed motions for rehearing, to which we have given careful consideration.
We have concluded to adhere to the holding that, under the findings of the jury, the deed from the Armstrongs was not binding merely because of the insanity of Mr. Armstrong, notwithstanding the property was the separate property of Mrs. Armstrong, who joined in the conveyance. In the original opinion we sought to distinguish the facts involved in the case of Clark v. Wicker, 30 S. W. 1114, and we still think that case must be justified upon the rule of necessity within which the facts of the case clearly brought it. However, if we • should accept literally the broad language of the opinion to the effect that a married woman may legally convey her separate real estate without being joined in the deed by her husband when he has become incurably insane, it does not follow that the doctrine is applicable to the present case. There is no finding in this case that the husband was incurably insane at the time of the execution of the deed. On the contrary, the evidence is conflicting as to whether or not Mr. Armstrong was even temporarily insane when the deed was executed. The issue ■of incurable insanity was not submitted, nor was it necessary under the issues of this case. We have concluded that the grounds set up in appellants’ motion for rehearing are without merit, and such motion is overruled.
As to appellees’ motion for rehearing, we have also concluded that our former decision was correct in holding that the cause should be reversed and remanded for trial upon the issue of rents, or the value of the use and occupancy of the property by the Eawsons, if any there was. However, in this alternative the appellees have offered to remit their recovery for this item. Therefore the remitti-tur will be allowed, and the judgment, as thus reformed and modified, will be affirmed.
Reformed and affirmed.