statement. P. P. Robertson, at his death in 1887, owned a tract of land in Platte county. He left a number of heirs besides his widow. He made the following provisions by will:
“Second: — I will and bequeath to my wife, Lydia Gr. Robertson, all my real and personal property of every kind and character, and wheresoever situated, to use and enjoy during her natural life, or widowhood, subjeet to the support of my daughter Ella E. Robertson, so long _ as my said daughter remains single and unmarried. And I will that my wife may sell and dispose of any of the property bequeathed to her, in case it may be necessary for her to do so for the support of herself or my said daughter.
“Third: — At the death or remarriage of my said wife, I desire that all my estate remaining undisposed of by my wife, be sold, and out of the proceeds, I desire that my daughter, Ella E. Robertson, be paid the sum of three hundred dollars, provided she is then single and unmarried.
“Fourth: — The remainder of my estate, I desire stall be equally divided between my children.” (Naming them and including Ella.)
Defendant Pack was appointed. guardian for the widow and was also appointed trustee for Ella E. Robertson. The widow died in January, 1897. Pack rented
Partition: right to rents after sale-The law is that the purchaser at partition sale of lands which are rented becomes entitled to the rents accruing after such sale. Winfrey v. Work, 75 Mo. 75; Stevenson V. Hancock, 72 Mo. 612: Zeysing v. Welbourn, 42 Mo. App. 352; Smith v. Ande, 46 Mo. App. 634. The judgment in this cause was, therefore, wrong unless it can be supported by the considerations which have been suggested by defendant, viz.: After the partition sale defend- • ant made settlement of his trusteeship with the circuit court, which found that there was due defendant as trustee $228, as unpaid balance of the annual allowance made for support of Ella E. Eobertson; that the court ordered him to pay over to said Ella said unpaid balance out of any money in his hands, or out of any rent notes; that $50 was allowed by the court as compensation for defendant’s services as trustee.
This action taken by the circuit cburt could have no binding effect upon any one save the parties to the action, which were Ella and Thorp, her mother’s guardian.
Rents: support of daughter: construction of will. The construction of the will as it appears from the judgment in that case was that Ella was to be supported by the income of the property as long as she remained unmarried. The will does not however bear such construction. The support of Ella out of the estate was clearly intended to cease at her mother’s death. Eor on the happening of that contingency, the estate, undisposed of, was directed to be sold and $300 ' of the proceeds given to Ella, if she was still unmarried. And the remainder was to be divided between the heirs, mdudmg Ella. So therefore the mother having died in January, 1897, Ella’s support should have ceased then, or at least, so soon as the provisions of the will directing a sale and division could be carried out. Ella herself, who is sui juris, and the defendant Pack seem to have so regarded the will. Eor she, as a party to the partition suit, acquiesced in the sale of the lands; and he made the settlement above mentioned in which he claimed there was due for Ella’s support up to the partition sale the sum of $178. In the
So the case, as thus disclosed, makes it necessary to decide whether it was within the rightful authority of the circuit court to appropriate to Ella’s support the income of the estate accruing after her right to support had ceased. We think clearly this could not be done. The rent which was due for that portion of the time of the tenancy running after the sale in partition, being an income of the estate after Ella’s right to support, under the will, had ceased, it naturally follows that neither she nor her trustee are entitled to it. So that even if this plaintiff was not entitled to such sum as purchaser, it would yet not belong to Ella except the right to share in it with the other heirs. So neither is defendant Pack entitled to any portion of the proceeds of the note as compensation for his trusteeship. Such proceeds being for rents accruing after the trusteeship had ceased, do not belong to a fund on which he has any right or claim.
We will reverse the judgment and remand the cause with directions to enter judgment for plaintiff for the, money paid in by the tenant.