Cupp v. Welch
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Greene Circuit Court. W. H. Cate,'Judge. 1. The acknowledgement of Stewart, if defective or even a forgery, was cured'by the act of 1883. The deed, purported to be acknowledged before au officer and was recorded before the passage of the act. Mansf. Dig., sea. 683 j 44 Ark., 371; 48 Id., 423; 47 Id., 417. The acknowledgement does not convey the' land, and the legislature had the power to dispense with acknowledge-ments altogether.
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APPEAL from Greene Circuit Court. W. H. Cate,'Judge. 1. The acknowledgement of Stewart, if defective or even a forgery, was cured'by the act of 1883. The deed, purported to be acknowledged before au officer and was recorded before the passage of the act. Mansf. Dig., sea. 683 j 44 Ark., 371; 48 Id., 423; 47 Id., 417. The acknowledgement does not convey the' land, and the legislature had the power to dispense with acknowledge-ments altogether. Supra. ■■ ' 2. Section 668 Mansf. Dig., provides that administrators’ deeds shall be evidence of the facts therein recited, &c., &e. 1. The action of…
1Opinion of the CourtBattle, J.
This action was instituted by appellees,. James C. and Ivey B. Welch, against appellant, Margaret E. Cupp, to recover a certain tract of land in Greene county. Appellees allege in their complaint that their grand-father, Ivey Welch, died seized and possessed of the land; .that they are his sole heirs and entitled to its possession ; and that appellant has been in unlawful possession for sixteen years,.
Appellant answered and admitted that Ivey Welch died seized and possessed of the land, but alleged among other things, that A. L. Stewart was duly appointed administrator of his estate by the…
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