Bradshaw v. Yates
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Lewis Circuit Court. — PIon. E. Y. Wilson, Judge. 1. A deed is deemed absolutely void if made during the existence of a.confidential relation; and the relation •of parent and child existed in this case, at the execution of the deed, and continued for sometime after, and up to the marriage of the plaintiff.
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Appeal from Lewis Circuit Court. — PIon. E. Y. Wilson, Judge. 1. A deed is deemed absolutely void if made during the existence of a.confidential relation; and the relation •of parent and child existed in this case, at the execution of the deed, and continued for sometime after, and up to the marriage of the plaintiff. If the relation of parent and child had ceased, still the deed must be held void, unless it is shown that the influence of the relation had ceased, and this cannot be done while both step-father and mother are proved to have solicited and urged the making of the deed, entreating…
1Opinion of the CourtNorton, J.
This is a proceeding in equity, commenced in the circuit court of Lewis county, on the 26th day of' March, 1873, for the purpose of setting aside a deed made by plaintiff, Elizabeth Bradshaw, in April, 1863, conveying to defendant certain land therein described. It is substantially alleged in the petition that William Barclay died in April, 1848, leaving a widow and three children, of whom plaintiff, Elizabeth, was one, and possessed, besides personal estate, of three hundred and ten acres of land;. *225that Sarah Barclay, the widow, lived in the mansion house on said land till 1849, when she…
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