Reynolds v. Reynolds
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Linn Circuit Court. — Hon. John P. Butler, Judge. (1) The deed was sufficient to and did convey the title to the land in question to the defendant. The consideration of five hundred dollars, recited in' the deed to be paid in maintenance, and the separate contract from the grantee to the grantors to support and provide for them during their lives, were both a good and valuable consideration for the conveyance.
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Appeal from Linn Circuit Court. — Hon. John P. Butler, Judge. (1) The deed was sufficient to and did convey the title to the land in question to the defendant. The consideration of five hundred dollars, recited in' the deed to be paid in maintenance, and the separate contract from the grantee to the grantors to support and provide for them during their lives, were both a good and valuable consideration for the conveyance. Anderson v. Gaines, 156 Mo. 664. Taking the most favorable view of the plaintiffs’ evidence, there was, at most, only a part failure by the defendant to fully perform and…
1Opinion of the CourtFerriss, J.
— Suit to set aside a warranty deed to forty acres of land in Linn county, Missouri.
Plaintiff Phidelia Reynolds is the widow of Daniel E. Reynolds, who died intestate in 1893. All the other parties plaintiff and defendant are the children and heirs of said Daniel E. and Phidelia Reynolds. The land in controversy was owned by Daniel E. Reynolds, deceased, he having purchased the same from the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Company in 1883. Defendant, his eldest son, became of age in 1881, and for several years before and after reaching his majority was the mainstay of the family.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Anderson v. GainesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- Haydon v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
- Freeland v. MitchellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1844
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