Henderson v. Dickey
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Land Court. The plaintiffs brought their suit against the defendants, stating'that they were the grantees of one Warson, and wife, for certain lots and blocks in Carondelet; that Warson derived his title from one Taylor, the father of the defendant Jane Dickey, wife of defendant Dickey, and the only heir of said Taylor; that Taylor, in making the conveyance to .Mrs.
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Appeal from St. Louis Land Court. The plaintiffs brought their suit against the defendants, stating'that they were the grantees of one Warson, and wife, for certain lots and blocks in Carondelet; that Warson derived his title from one Taylor, the father of the defendant Jane Dickey, wife of defendant Dickey, and the only heir of said Taylor; that Taylor, in making the conveyance to .Mrs. Warson had misdescribed the lots, making the description confused, ambiguous and erroneous; that he intended to convey block E. and the south-east quarter of H. The petition recited the conveyances from…
1Opinion of the CourtBates, Judge
This suit was begun July 18, 1857. The petition stated that on the 14th day of October, 1842, Joseph D. Taylor conveyed to Elizabeth Warson, a lot of ground described as block “ H.” in Carondelet, and that block “ E.” was intended to be conveyed by Taylor, and that the misdescription was the result of misapprehension, accident and mistake. That Mrs. Warson and her husband on the 30th October, 1845, conveyed said block “ E.” to the plaintiffs; that Taylor had died leaving only one child his heir, who was named Sarah, the wife of the defendant Dickey, and that Dickey and wife (by a tenant…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Grider v. GrahamCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1815
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Enos v. StewartCalifornia Supreme Court · 1902
- Brocking v. StraatMissouri Court of Appeals · 1885
- Tenn. Valley Iron & Railroad v. PattersonTennessee Supreme Court · 1929