Coleman v. Lucksinger
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Clair Circuit Court. — Hem. C. A. Den-ton, Judge. (1) Henry, at any time after the conveyance to him, could have brought suit upon the covenant therein and the measure of damages could then have been ‘'the value of the land as fixed by the parties themselves in the price given and received.”
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Appeal from St. Clair Circuit Court. — Hem. C. A. Den-ton, Judge. (1) Henry, at any time after the conveyance to him, could have brought suit upon the covenant therein and the measure of damages could then have been ‘'the value of the land as fixed by the parties themselves in the price given and received.” Dickson v. Desire, 23 Mo. 166. In the case at bar there was an exchange of property and the parties placed the value of each piece of property at $6,000*, and this is a reasonable value as shown by the defendant. The evidence shows that he said he was familiar with the land,, that it was…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
— This action was commenced in the circuit court of St. Clair county, Missouri, to recover ten thousand dollars for breach of covenants of seizin and warranty in a deed executed by the defendant Lucksinger,' a resident of St. Clair county, Missouri, to Charles C. Henry of Jackson county, Missouri, of date June 20, 1899, conveying certain lands described as surveys 13 and 25 in block 230, Foley county, in the State of Texas, and wherein the consideration w;as expressed to be “one dollar and other lands.” Subsequently Henry conveyed the same lands to the plaintiff by deed dated April 19, 1902,…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Dickson v. Desire's AdministratorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1856
- Hunt v. Town of PownalSupreme Court of Vermont · 1837
- Price v. BlankenshipSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- Chambers' Administrator v. Smith's AdministratorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1856
- Allen v. KennedySupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
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3Cited by28 opinions
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