Long v. Stapp
Supreme Court of Missouri
’ Appeal from, Iron Circuit Court. I. The assignment of Johnson Campbell to William Morrison and Guy Bryan, on the back of Evans’ deed, conveyed no legal title. At the most it could only transfer an equitable interest. It was neither executed nor acknowledged, so as to make a copy evidence, nor could an action of ejectment be founded on such a title; .and this is the best title, and indeed the only title, under which plaintiff claims.
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’ Appeal from, Iron Circuit Court. I. The assignment of Johnson Campbell to William Morrison and Guy Bryan, on the back of Evans’ deed, conveyed no legal title. At the most it could only transfer an equitable interest. It was neither executed nor acknowledged, so as to make a copy evidence, nor could an action of ejectment be founded on such a title; .and this is the best title, and indeed the only title, under which plaintiff claims. (Thompson v. Lyon, 83 Mo. 219; Adams Eject. 33; Carroll v. Norwood, 5 Har. & J. 173 ; Eells v. Day, 4 Conn. 101.) II. The deed of William Morrison to James…
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, Judge
This was an action of ejectment commenced in St. Francois county, where the land lies, and taken by change of venue to Iron county.
The plaintiff claimed title to one undivided half of the north half of 640 acres, known as survey No. 2111, originally confirmed to Isaac Jackson and Stephen Evans. The plaintiff set forth his title in his petition at length, and exhibited the deeds and transfers under which he claimed title to an undivided half, or 160 acres, of the north half of the above survey.
The evidence showed that there had been a partition between Jackson and Evans, by which Jackson took…
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