Martin v. Turnbaugh
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Lincoln Circuit Court. — Eon. E. M. Eughes, Judge. (1) After satisfaction entered by a mortgagee or the beneficiary in a deed of trust on margin of record the land becomes thereby discharged from the lien, and the legal title revests in the mortgagor. Sec. 7096, R. S. 1889; McNair v. Pieotle, 83 Mo. 57; Gale v. Mensing, 20 Mo. 461; Jackson v. Cunningham, 28 Mo.
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Appeal from Lincoln Circuit Court. — Eon. E. M. Eughes, Judge. (1) After satisfaction entered by a mortgagee or the beneficiary in a deed of trust on margin of record the land becomes thereby discharged from the lien, and the legal title revests in the mortgagor. Sec. 7096, R. S. 1889; McNair v. Pieotle, 83 Mo. 57; Gale v. Mensing, 20 Mo. 461; Jackson v. Cunningham, 28 Mo. App. 354; Blanchard v. Baker, 29 Mo. 441; Dickerson v. Bridges, 48 S. W. 825. In the light of this principle it is pertinent to inquire, where is the legal title? If it exists at all, it must be found either in L. M. Wells,…
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
Ejectment to recover fifty-six acres of land in Lincoln county.
In 1869 Lemuel M. Wells purchased from Edward Coles a tract of land aggregating, three thousand and one and twenty-five one-hundredths acres, of which 2346 25-100 acres lay in Pike county, and 655 acres lay in Lincoln county. It was all one contiguous body of land, and the dividing line between Pike and Lincoln counties placed the parts specified in those counties respectively. On September 20th, 1872, Wells borrowed $22,500 from Hudson E. Bridge, giving his' note therefor, payable five years after date, and secured the note by a…
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