Ferrell v. Ferrell
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court. — Ho». G. A. Mosmcm, Judge. . The contract entered into and referred to in this case is clearly a contract for the conveyance of real «state, that is for the parties to divide; the real estate in which they all had an interest in common, and to execute deeds to each other for .a division of same, conveying all their undivided interest in the parcels assigned to each person and as the contract is fair, just and reasonable and the appellants…
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Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court. — Ho». G. A. Mosmcm, Judge. . The contract entered into and referred to in this case is clearly a contract for the conveyance of real «state, that is for the parties to divide; the real estate in which they all had an interest in common, and to execute deeds to each other for .a division of same, conveying all their undivided interest in the parcels assigned to each person and as the contract is fair, just and reasonable and the appellants at all times being willing to carry out and perform their part, the other parties to the suit should be required to…
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, C.
Suit was brought to the September term, 1909, of the Buchanan Circuit Court. The plaintiff is the only son of A. J. Ferrell, deceased. The defendants are Jennie Ferrell, his widow, and Ettie Finney, Effie Finney, Lora Brownell and Nola Ferrell, his only daughters, the plaintiff and defendants being his only heirs. The suit is to partition about five hundred acres of land in Buchanan county of which he died seized.
The defendants Ettie and Effie Finney filed a joint answer in which was pleaded as the only defense a contract signed by all the parties to this suit, which, omitting…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- City of St. Louis v. St. Louis Gaslight Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1879
- Bowen v. LazalereSupreme Court of Missouri · 1869
- Bales v. GilbertMissouri Court of Appeals · 1900
- Thompson v. Turney Bros.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1905
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- Hensler v. AlberdingIndiana Court of Appeals · 1927