Legal Opinion

Keith v. Kellam

United States Circuit Court

Decided June 5, 1888PublishedCited by 5 opinions

In Equity. Bill to set aside a conveyance.

1Opinion of the CourtBrewer, J.

This is a bill in equity, brought by complainant, Morrell C. Keith, to set aside a sale and conveyance of a certain tract of land in the city of Topeka, made on the 28th day of August, 1886, to defendant Cyrus K. Holliday, and to have defendants adjudged as holding the legal title in trust for him. The contention of complainant is that defendant Edward P. Kellam was his agent; that he was a joint purchaser with defendant Holliday, and thatj while assuming to act as such agent, he withheld the information which he ought to have given, and thereby obtained a conveyance at less than the real…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Johnson v. UmstedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
  2. Des Moines Terminal Co. v. Des Moines Union Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
  3. Hemrich v. HemrichWashington Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Hancock v. HorneTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Stuart v. HauserIdaho Supreme Court · 1903

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