Chowder v. Searcy
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Daviess Circuit Court. — Hon. C. H. S. ' Goodman, Judge. (1) The court did not err in striking out part of defendants’ answer. The first deed was a valid one. (2) The evidence shows a valid execution and delivery of the second deed. 1 Devlin on Deeds, sec. 262; 2 Greenleaf ’ s Ev., sec. 297; Huey v. Huey, 65 Mo. 689. ( 3) The lower court erred in disregarding the verdict of the jury and their answer to the interrogatories.
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Appeal from Daviess Circuit Court. — Hon. C. H. S. ' Goodman, Judge. (1) The court did not err in striking out part of defendants’ answer. The first deed was a valid one. (2) The evidence shows a valid execution and delivery of the second deed. 1 Devlin on Deeds, sec. 262; 2 Greenleaf ’ s Ev., sec. 297; Huey v. Huey, 65 Mo. 689. ( 3) The lower court erred in disregarding the verdict of the jury and their answer to the interrogatories. Jones v. Bwayse, 42 N, J. Law, 279. (1) The. court did not err in striking out the part of the answer indicated. R. S. 1879, sec. 3529 ; Bliss Code Pleading,…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.
The plaintiffs, Pocahontas and Cassandra Crowder and Martha Moore, are the daughters of Francis Searcy, deceased. The defendant, Smith Searcy, is his only son, and Ada, Martha and Effie are the daughters of Smith Searcy, and granddaughters of Francis Searcy.
Francis Searcy died March 10, 1883. Prior to his death, Francis Searcy was the owner of the following real estate in Daviess county, Missouri, to-wit: All that part of southwest quarter of southeast quarter of section six (6) contained inside the fence around said house and lot on said forty acres, containing eight acres more or less ;…
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