Couch v. Harp
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Ralls Circuit Court. — Hon. David II. Eby, Judge. (1) George P. Rice executed title bond for tbe land to defendant Henry O. Harp for consideration of $400 to be paid in one, two, three and four years, at seven or eight per cent. Tbis was done with tbe consent of A. J. Rice. George P. Rice then conveyed to A. J. Rice.
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Appeal from Ralls Circuit Court. — Hon. David II. Eby, Judge. (1) George P. Rice executed title bond for tbe land to defendant Henry O. Harp for consideration of $400 to be paid in one, two, three and four years, at seven or eight per cent. Tbis was done with tbe consent of A. J. Rice. George P. Rice then conveyed to A. J. Rice. Henry C. Harp paid tbe interest for two or three years to A. J. Rice, who then conveyed to defendant Margaret L. Harp, upon tbe payment of tbe principal $400 by Couch, tbe deceased. There is nothing to show that either of defendants, Margaret L. Harp or Henry C. Harp,…
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.
Action to declare a trust in fifty-five acres of land in Ralls county and to partition the same among the beneficiaries of the trust. Plaintiffs and defendants, with the exception of Henry O. Harp, are the heirs at law of Jacob' W. Couch, deceased. Henry C. Harp, defendant, is the husband of defendant, Margaret L. Harp, who is a daughter and one of the seven children of said Jacob W. Couch. By the petition it is charged that the land in question was conveyed by Andrew J. Rice and wife to defendant Mar*461garet L. Harp, but that the purchase price of four hundred dollars was paid by Jacob W.…
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