Keuthan v. St. Louis Trust Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — No». Wm. Zachritz, Judge. (1) In a tax suit it is the duty of a title examiner to examine everything in the case that sliows what was done from the very incipiency of the case to the end thereof.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — No». Wm. Zachritz, Judge. (1) In a tax suit it is the duty of a title examiner to examine everything in the case that sliows what was done from the very incipiency of the case to the end thereof. (2) “Whenever a tax deed is relied on as a foundation of title which is independent of and adverse to all other titles, particularly that of the person who was last seized of the fee, a full exposition of the method by which the right was acquired is an essential preliminary to demonstrate the validity of all succeeding conveyances. The tax deed, unaided by…
1Opinion of the CourtBland, P. J.
In December, 1895, plaintiff was negotiating with Annie Edwards and her husband for the purchase of lot 15, block 14, of the Laclede Race Course subdivision, in city block No. 3985, of the city of St. Louis, and received from them the following certificate of title:
“St. Louis Trust Company,
Capital and Surplus, $3,000,000.
Land Title Department. Ño. 615 Chestnut St.
No. 2255. St. Louis, Mo., May 4,1895.
11 A. M.
“M. J. Edwards, Esq.,
“Sir: — The St. Louis Trust Company hereby certifies that, according to the records contained in the several offices wherein conveyance of, or incumbrances on, or…
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