Edmonds v. Scharff
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Iron Circuit "Court. — Ron. E. M. Bearing, Judge. (1) The deed should have heen reformed, as sought in the first count. 7 Cyc. 255, 257; 34 Cyc. 904, 923; 24 Cyc. 57; Campbell v. Johnson, 44 Mo. 249; Jennings v. Brizeadine, 44 Mo. 335; Ford v. Unity Church, 120 Mo. 507; Bryant v. Gammon; 150 Mo. 655; Stroberry v. Walsh, 203 S. W. 291; Swearengin v. Swearengin, 202 S. W. 556; Wilson v. Fisher, 172 Mo. 22. (2) The consideration clause in the deed from Edwards to…
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Appeal from Iron Circuit "Court. — Ron. E. M. Bearing, Judge. (1) The deed should have heen reformed, as sought in the first count. 7 Cyc. 255, 257; 34 Cyc. 904, 923; 24 Cyc. 57; Campbell v. Johnson, 44 Mo. 249; Jennings v. Brizeadine, 44 Mo. 335; Ford v. Unity Church, 120 Mo. 507; Bryant v. Gammon; 150 Mo. 655; Stroberry v. Walsh, 203 S. W. 291; Swearengin v. Swearengin, 202 S. W. 556; Wilson v. Fisher, 172 Mo. 22. (2) The consideration clause in the deed from Edwards to his wife was open to explanation. Edwards v. Latimer, 183 Mo. 626. (3) The deed from Edwards to his wife was valid against…
1Opinion of the Court
WHITE, C.
The petition in this suit was filed in 1910 in four counts, each of which seeks to affect the title to lots 10, 11 and 12 of Block 16 in the town of Bernie, in Stoddard County, Missouri. There was a judgment for defendants on counts 1, 2 and 3, and a-judgment for plaintiff on count 4. The parties on both sides appealed.
It is admitted that George L. Edwards was the common source of title; he died in 1895. On December 26, 1892, he conveyed the property to his wife, M. A. Edwards, by direct deed. In the description in that deed lots 10, 11 and 12 were mentioned, but the block *82number was…
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