Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

25 Mo. 27

Thomas v. Boerner

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 15, 1857

Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1857-03-15

<p>1. A patent to a fictitious person is a nullity.</p>

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently November 1883

1 state decisions

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1857-03-15

View the full empirical analysis of this case →

Ryland, Judge.

¶1This case presents the same question as the case of Thomas v. Wyatt, just decided, and to the opinion in the case of Wyatt we refer. The same character of proof was offered and for the same purpose. The court erred in rejecting the testimony offered by defendant; and for this error alone its judgment is reversed; this court holding that a patent for land to a fictitious person, not in existence; carries no title-vests no interest in any one;

Judge Scott concurring ;

¶2reversed and remanded.

/25/mo/27 · .json · Public domain