Linville v. Greer
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Clay Circuit Court. — Hon. E. J. Broacldus, Judge. (1) The deed was acknowledged before a justice of the peace, and for tbis reason did not convey the wife’s fee simple lands inherited from her father’s estate. Prior to 1855 the deed must have been acknowledged before a court of record, or some judge or, clerk thereof.
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Appeal from Clay Circuit Court. — Hon. E. J. Broacldus, Judge. (1) The deed was acknowledged before a justice of the peace, and for tbis reason did not convey the wife’s fee simple lands inherited from her father’s estate. Prior to 1855 the deed must have been acknowledged before a court of record, or some judge or, clerk thereof. Milling Co. v. Riley, 133 Mo. 574; Beal v. Hannon, 38 Mo. 439; Mitchell v. People, 46 Mo. 203; Bartlett v. O’Donohue, 72 Mo. 563; Goff v. Roberts, 72 Mo. 57Ó; Frost v. Price, 7 Mo: 314; R. S.1845, tit. “Conveyances,” secs. 35, 37, 38, 39. (2) Having been executed,…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
This is an action of ejectment for the possession of lots fourteen and fifteen of Independence Avenue addition to Kansas City, Missouri.
The petition is in the usual form in such cases, and the answer a general denial and a plea of the ten-year statute of limitations. Plaintiff replied to the answer denying all allegations therein, and also alleging that one of the deeds in defendant’s supposed chain of title, claimed to have been executed by James J. Priddy and Nancy A. Priddy and Elizabeth Jones, was executed when-Nancy A. Priddy was ana ever since has been the wife of James J. Priddy, and…
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