Sims v. Brown
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Chariton Circuit Court. — Hon. John P. Butter, Judge. (1) By her deed of February 25, 1862, Cathar-ine Weldon parted with her title to the real estate in controversy, and Catharine Brown took a life estate, and the plaintiffs took the remainder in fee, • as the bodily heirs of Catharine Brown.
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Appeal from Chariton Circuit Court. — Hon. John P. Butter, Judge. (1) By her deed of February 25, 1862, Cathar-ine Weldon parted with her title to the real estate in controversy, and Catharine Brown took a life estate, and the plaintiffs took the remainder in fee, • as the bodily heirs of Catharine Brown. G-ray v. Ward, 234 Mo. 297; Huntor v. Patterson, 142 Mo. 310; Hall v. French, 165 Mo. 430; Clarkson v. Clarkson, 125 Mo. 381. (2) The attempted reservation is inconsistent with and 'repugnant to the granting clause in said deed and is destructive of the grant, and must be rejected in the…
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, C.
This is an action under section '2535, Revised Statutes 1909', to quiet title to an un-Quieting 1 e' divided one-sixth interest in the southwest quarter of section 2, township 55, range 14, containing 160 acres more or less, in Randolph county, Missouri. The' suit was originally begun in the circuit court of Randolph county, and was afterwards by agreement of the parties transferred to the circuit court of Chariton county, where trial was held, resulting in a judgment finding that defendant is owner of said land and that plaintiffs have no title or interest therein. Plaintiffs…
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