Sims v. Stovall
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from St. Francis Chancery Court; Edward D. Robertson, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This suit was instituted by appellants against the appellees to set aside a sale made by appellants to appellees, A. T. Stovall and Walter Gorman, of certain lands and personal property described in the complaint. Also to set aside deeds made by Stovall and Gorman to John W. Aven to the lands mentioned in the complaint.
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Appeal from St. Francis Chancery Court; Edward D. Robertson, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This suit was instituted by appellants against the appellees to set aside a sale made by appellants to appellees, A. T. Stovall and Walter Gorman, of certain lands and personal property described in the complaint. Also to set aside deeds made by Stovall and Gorman to John W. Aven to the lands mentioned in the complaint. Appellants sought in the same complaint to recover of Lucy Sims, and of Walter Gorman as administrator of the estate of Emmet Sims, certain personal property and rents alleged to…
1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.
(after stating the facts.)
(1-3) I. The court erred in dismissing appellants’ complaint. The court should have cancelled the deed executed 'by the appellants to the appellees, Stovall and Gorman. Stovall and Gorman did not pay any money consideration for the deed, and the legal services- which they agreed to render the appellants in consideration of the deed were never rendered.
The deed from appellants to Stovall and Gorman was executed on the 9th day of September, 1912. The deed from appellants to John W. Aven was executed on the 9th day of June, 1913. It thus appears that a period of nine…
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