Finley v. Babb
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Scott Circuit Court. — No». Henry G. Riley, Judge. (1) The deed of trust dated September 20, 1892, signed by L. Kirkpatrick and purporting to be signed by Missouri Kirkpatrick, is absolutely void and conveyed no title at all to plaintiff. Finley v. Babb, 144 Mo*. 403. This conveyance did not even impart notice to purchasers for value, because the acknowledgment was defective, being forged.
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Appeal from Scott Circuit Court. — No». Henry G. Riley, Judge. (1) The deed of trust dated September 20, 1892, signed by L. Kirkpatrick and purporting to be signed by Missouri Kirkpatrick, is absolutely void and conveyed no title at all to plaintiff. Finley v. Babb, 144 Mo*. 403. This conveyance did not even impart notice to purchasers for value, because the acknowledgment was defective, being forged. This forged trust deed was recorded September 27, 1892, and on October 20, 1892, less than one month afterwards, Missouri Kirkpatrick, Lank Kirkpatrick and Alice Kirkpatrick, his wife, executed…
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
Ejectment for the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 33, township 27, range 15, in Scott county.- The petition is im the usual form, and the answer is a general denial. The plaintiff recovered in the circuit court and the defendants appealed.
This is the second time the controversy between these parties for this land has come before this court. The first case is Finley v. Babb, 144 Mo. 403. ' The-facts as they then appeared to this court are stated in the opinion to have been agreed to be as follows:. “Mrs. Missouri Kirkpatrick was. the owner of the-land in dispute. On…
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