Watts v. Blair
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Searcy Chancery Court; B. F. McMahan, Chancellor; 1. The land in controversy being the homestead of H. A. L. Watts, the execution and delivery of the deed vested both, the legal and equitable title in his children without reference, to his creditors. 52 Ark. 101; 44 Ark. 180. 2. Neither Peter Adams and Asa Watts as first mortgagees nor Geo.
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Appeal from Searcy Chancery Court; B. F. McMahan, Chancellor; 1. The land in controversy being the homestead of H. A. L. Watts, the execution and delivery of the deed vested both, the legal and equitable title in his children without reference, to his creditors. 52 Ark. 101; 44 Ark. 180. 2. Neither Peter Adams and Asa Watts as first mortgagees nor Geo. T. Blair as second mortgagee, are bona fide purchasers, and are not entitled to protection as such. 102 Ark. 45; 27 Ark. 557-560; 105 Ark. 201. 3. Geo. T. Blair not being a bona fide purchaser for value' under his mortgage is not protected by…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCULLOCH, C. J.
This case involves a controversy concerning the title to a certain tract of land in Searcy County, formerly owned by H. A. L. Watts, one of the appellants, who conveyed the same to his children, the other appellants, by deed executed September 1, 1909. The lands constituted the homestead of Watts and he and his children, who were grantees in the deed, remained in possession without any visible change in the original possession until the time of the commencement of the present suit, but the deed to the children was never recorded until after appellee acquired an interest in the land, as will…
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