Hagman v. Shaffner
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Henry Circuit Court. — Hon. Jas. B Gantt, Judge. The appellant, for a reversal of this case, relies upon 'the testimony, which conclusively shows : (1) That John M. Shirley had sold, and intended to convey the land to ■Clayton, and by oversight the same was omitted from the •deed.
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Appeal from Henry Circuit Court. — Hon. Jas. B Gantt, Judge. The appellant, for a reversal of this case, relies upon 'the testimony, which conclusively shows : (1) That John M. Shirley had sold, and intended to convey the land to ■Clayton, and by oversight the same was omitted from the •deed. (2) That defendant, Shaffner, before obtaining quit-claim deeds from the Shirley heirs, had full notice of the intention of Shirley to convey the land to Clayton, and of the omission of the same from the deed. (3) That •defendant, Shaffner, knew before he obtained his deeds that Clayton had conveyed the…
1Opinion of the CourtRay, J.
This is a proceeding in equity, the nature ■and object of which is to set aside and hold for naught a deed to a certain ten acre tract of land, executed to the defendant, Isaac Shaffner, by the other defendants, who are the heirs of John Shirley, deceased, as well as the title of said heirs, and to vest the title thereto in plaintiff. Shirley was the owner of a large body of land in *26Henry and St. Clair counties, Missouri, and situated, as we infer, on and near the county line between said counties. There had been pending for some weeks some negotiations between him and Wm. A. Clayton, for…
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