McAboy v. Packer

In Johnson v. McAboy, 350 Mo. 1086, 169 S.W.2d 932, it was decided that Roy S. McAboy and his sister, Emma Morgan, were the owners of certain land in Jasper County as against E.W. Johnson, a purchaser at a tax sale. The land was then valued at from $1,000.00 to $2,000.00 and Johnson's tax deed was set aside because of the inadequacy of the consideration of $79.05. In this action McAboy and his sister seek to quiet the title to the land as against Johnson's grantee, Warren Packer. Packer's defense to the action is that he is a bona fide purchaser for value. In any[208] event, he contends that…