Legal Opinion

Sebree v. Patterson

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided April 15, 1887PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Daviess Circuit Court. — Hon. C. H. S. Goodman, Judge. (1) A tax deed which simply recites that notice of ■sale was given according to law, without reciting the manner of notice, is void.

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Appeal from Daviess Circuit Court. — Hon. C. H. S. Goodman, Judge. (1) A tax deed which simply recites that notice of ■sale was given according to law, without reciting the manner of notice, is void. Abbott v. Lindenbower, 42 Mo. 162; Lagroue v. Raines, 48 Mo. 536 ; Bpurlock v. Allen, 49 Mo. 178; Abbott v. Doling, 49 Mo. 302 ; Large ■v. Fisher, 49 Mo. 307 ; Hubbard v. Gilpin, 57 Mo. 441. The tax deed from the collector to Smoot also recites that the judgment was against the land assessed to James E. Baldwin, who was not the apparent or real owner, and for this reason the deed is void. Abbott…

1Opinion of the CourtRay, J.

This was an action of ejectment, in the Daviess circuit court, for the undivided one-half of the east half of the northeast quarter of section nineteen, township fifty-nine, range twenty-six, in said county. The petition is in the usual form, and was filed April 7, 1881, by Robert H. N. Sanders, as plaintiff, and against said Patterson, as defendant. At the ensuing June term of said court, Levi Murray and Sidney Shackelford, on their motion, were made parties defendant, and the cause ordered to proceed against all three.

In January, afterwards, the defendants filed their answer, which is to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Ells v. Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
  2. Johnson v. HoustonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
  3. Tibeau v. TibeauSupreme Court of Missouri · 1853
  4. Carman v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1854
  5. Barker v. CircleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1875

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Hubbard v. SlavensSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
  2. State ex rel. American Freehold-Land Mortgage Co. of London v. TannerWashington Supreme Court · 1907
  3. Frank v. DavisIdaho Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Sherwood v. BakerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
  5. Gardner v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1896

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