Willingham v. Jordan
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Jefferson Chancery Court. John M. Elliott, Chancellor. The quitclaim deed from appellant only conveyed the title held, by him. 44 Ark. 160. And was notice of all imperfections of title. 13' Ark. 298, 741; 3 How. 410; 34 Ark. 590; 44 Ark. 154; 12. Pet. 199; 137 U. S. 78; 132 U. S. 318; 137 U. S. 565; 69 Tex. 271; 15 Ark. 275. Failure of title conveyed by quitclaim deed, in the absence of fraud, is no defence to the payment of the purchase money. 15 Ark. 465; 21…
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Appeal from Jefferson Chancery Court. John M. Elliott, Chancellor. The quitclaim deed from appellant only conveyed the title held, by him. 44 Ark. 160. And was notice of all imperfections of title. 13' Ark. 298, 741; 3 How. 410; 34 Ark. 590; 44 Ark. 154; 12. Pet. 199; 137 U. S. 78; 132 U. S. 318; 137 U. S. 565; 69 Tex. 271; 15 Ark. 275. Failure of title conveyed by quitclaim deed, in the absence of fraud, is no defence to the payment of the purchase money. 15 Ark. 465; 21 Ark. 585. The consideration for the agreement was based on the composition of crime, and the agreement was void. 29 Ark.…
1Opinion of the CourtHill., C. J.
Jerry Willingham was a slave, living in Kentucky, and contracted a slave marriage with another slave, named Celia. The appellees, Jerry and Alex Jordan, are children of that marriage.
Jerry and Celia were separated by Jerry’s sale, and he was brought South, and Celia died a few years afterwards. Charlotte Lockridge was also a slave in Kentucky, and was sold and brought South. She and Jerry contracted an alliance — whether sanctioned by marital rites is uncertain. The appellant, Henry •Willingham, is a son of that alliance.
A few years after the war Jerry acquired three adjoining forty-acre…
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- Rector v. CollinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1885
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