Taff v. Tallman
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Crawford Circuit Court. — How. L. B. Woodside, Judge. (1) The warranty deed from "Wilson to defendant was executed on June 20, 1910, and filed and recorded on. September 10, 1910. The tax suit against Wilson was filed on September 3, 1910, and the judgment in that suit was rendered on November 11, 1910, two months after the recording of the deed to Tallman.
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Appeal from Crawford Circuit Court. — How. L. B. Woodside, Judge. (1) The warranty deed from "Wilson to defendant was executed on June 20, 1910, and filed and recorded on. September 10, 1910. The tax suit against Wilson was filed on September 3, 1910, and the judgment in that suit was rendered on November 11, 1910, two months after the recording of the deed to Tallman. The sale, under which plaintiffs claim title, was on February 24, 1911, more than eight months after Wilson had parted with the title and more than five months after the deed from Wilson to Tallman had been filed and recorded.…
1Opinion of the CourtFaris, J.
This is an action to determine interest in a certain, forty-acre tract of land situate in Crawford County. Upon the trial of the case before the court, plaintiffs had judgment and defendant has, by the usual procedure, appealed.
The facts of the case, in so far as these facts are necessary to an understanding of the legal question which we find it nceessary to discuss, are few and simple and run substantially thus: One Otis S. Wilson, who is conceded by both parties to be the common source of title, was on and prior to the 20th day of June, 1910, the owner of the land in controversy. On the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Davis v. OwnsbySupreme Court of Missouri · 1851
- Vance v. CorriganSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
- Payne v. LottSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- Allen v. McCabeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- Wilcox v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
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