Legal Opinion

Wilhite v. Wilhite

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided September 15, 1920PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from Callaway Circuit Court. — Hon. David H. Harris, Judge. (1) The testimony in this case was not sufficient to authorize a court of equity to reform the deed. Dougherty v. Dougherty, 204 Mo. 228; Robinson v. Korns, 250 Mo. 675; Parker v. Vanhoozer, 142 Mo. 621; Benn v. Prichett, 163 Mo. 571; Siling v. Hendrickson, 193 Mo. 365; Brooking v. Straat, 17 Mo.

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Appeal from Callaway Circuit Court. — Hon. David H. Harris, Judge. (1) The testimony in this case was not sufficient to authorize a court of equity to reform the deed. Dougherty v. Dougherty, 204 Mo. 228; Robinson v. Korns, 250 Mo. 675; Parker v. Vanhoozer, 142 Mo. 621; Benn v. Prichett, 163 Mo. 571; Siling v. Hendrickson, 193 Mo. 365; Brooking v. Straat, 17 Mo. App. 296; Crouch v. Thompson, 254 Mo. 487; Whittaker v. Lewis, 264 Mo. 215; Stephens v. Stephens, 183 S; W. 572; Frederick v. Henderson, 94 Mo. 98; Fanning v. Doan, 139 Mo. 392; Wolz v. Venard, 253 Mo. 82; Pomeroy’s Equity…

1Opinion of the Court

This suit is brought to determine title to forty acres of land in Callaway County. The defendant, Margaret A. Wilhite, is the widow, and the plaintiffs are the heirs at law, of William Wilhite, deceased.

In December, 1903, William Wilhite and Margaret A. Wilhite purchased and had conveyed to them by Wesley Wright the forty acres of land in dispute.

William Wilhite and his wife had no children since their marriage, but each had children by a former marriage, none of whom lived with them. They moved on to the land at the time of the purchase, and lived there until the death of William Wilhite,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Otto F. Stifel's Union Brewing Co. v. SaxySupreme Court of Missouri · 1918
  2. Ashbaugh v. AshbaughSupreme Court of Missouri · 1918
  3. Goransson v. Riter-Conley Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1905
  4. Meek v. HurstSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
  5. Shattuck v. WallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Allen v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 1964
  2. Galemore v. HaleyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1971
  3. Herhalser v. HerhalserMissouri Court of Appeals · 1966
  4. Keller v. KellerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1936
  5. Davidson v. EubanksSupreme Court of Missouri · 1945

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