Givens v. Ott
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. G. O. Tichenor, Special Judge. (1) The deed from James Chambers and wife to the Board of Publication of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Nashville, Tennessee, was inoperative to convey the title of the land in controversy to the grantee therein named for the following reasons; (a) Because the deed was not delivered in the lifetime of the grantor.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. G. O. Tichenor, Special Judge. (1) The deed from James Chambers and wife to the Board of Publication of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Nashville, Tennessee, was inoperative to convey the title of the land in controversy to the grantee therein named for the following reasons; (a) Because the deed was not delivered in the lifetime of the grantor. This fact was found by the trial judge, and is unappeale.d from, and unexcepted to, and is therefore conclusive as to defendant. Huey v. Huey, 65 Mo. 689; Standiford y. Standiford, 97 Mo. 231; MeCune v.…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodson, J.
The plaintiffs are the collateral heirs of James Chambers, deceased, and they brought this suit under section 650, Revised Statutes 1899’, to have the court ascertain and determine the title to the real estate described in the petition.
*403The petition contains two counts; one based upon said section, and the other is ejectment in the usual form. The answer is in the nature of a cross-bill, based upon the same section of the statute, and a plea of the Statute of Limitations. The reply was a general denial. A trial was had before the court without the intervention of a jury, which resulted in a…
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