Lambert v. Clark

COIL, Commissioner.

Loretta K. Lambert, respondent (herein sometimes called plaintiff) brought an action to cancel a deed and quiet title to real estate in St. Louis. She is the widow and sole taker (heir) under the statute of descent and distribution,. Section 468.010, RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S., of her husband, Charles M. Lambert, who died intestate on June 4, 1951.

Ruby M. Clark, appellant (herein sometimes called defendant) claimed title to the real estate by virtue of a fact that she was the record title holder at the time of the death of Charles M. Lambert and claimed to have purchased the…