Woolridge v. Lacrosse Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court. Hon. E. S. Gantt, Judge. (1) A deed of "trust acknowledged before the trustee is a nullity and the record thereof is not constructive notice to subsequent purchasers.
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Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court. Hon. E. S. Gantt, Judge. (1) A deed of "trust acknowledged before the trustee is a nullity and the record thereof is not constructive notice to subsequent purchasers. Stephens v. Hampton, 46 Mo. 404; Dale v. Mioore 51 Mo. 589; Black v. Grigg, 58 Mo. 565; Hlainey v. Alberry, 73 Mo. 427; German-Ameriean Bank v. Real Estate Co., 150 Mo. 571. (2) Mere vague conjectures made by persons and not made in the transaction out of which the deeds in question originated, or vague and flying rumors by strangers, do not constitute actual notice. Morris v. Juden, 145 Mo.…
1Opinion of the Court
Action to ascertain and determine interest in real estate under the provisions of Section 1970, Revised Statutes 1919. The real estate involved is described as "all of 44 feet off of the southeast side of lot one of block four of Ellis Addition to the city of Wells ville, formerly town of Wellsville, fronting on Sturgeon Street 44 feet and running back to the alley in said block 120 feet, and all being in Montgomery County, Missouri."
The petition alleges that one Mary Mottz was the owner of said property on November 20, 1913, and that through mesue and intermediate conveyances, all fully…
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