Edwards v. Watson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. — Hon. J. T. White, Special Judge. (1) The agreement signed-' by the parties on July 7, 1908, and the deed and check executed on same day, all should be considered together, and when that is done they constitute a valid contract between the parties and fully comply with the statute in regard to the sale of real estate. Y. M. C. A. of Kansas City v. Dubach, 82 Mo. 475; Peycke Bros. v. Ahrens, 98 Mo.
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Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. — Hon. J. T. White, Special Judge. (1) The agreement signed-' by the parties on July 7, 1908, and the deed and check executed on same day, all should be considered together, and when that is done they constitute a valid contract between the parties and fully comply with the statute in regard to the sale of real estate. Y. M. C. A. of Kansas City v. Dubach, 82 Mo. 475; Peycke Bros. v. Ahrens, 98 Mo. App. 456; 20 Cyc. 263;' Eyan v. United States, 136 U. S. 447. (2) The papers heretofore referred to contained a sufficient description of the property to take the…
1Opinion of the Court
ON QUESTION OF REVIVOR.
BROWN, C. —
This suit was instituted October 26, 1909, against Killingsworth and the Farmers Bank, to obtain specific performance of a contract to convey land in Greene county and incidentally to reform the written contract by correcting the description of the land Among other things the petition states
“That on said date to-wit, July 7, 1908, the plaintiff purchased said real estate from the defendant for the price and sum of $3850, and entered into a written contract with defendant whereby they agreed as follows: that the plaintiff would pay for an abstract of title,…
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