Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Pratt

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Graves, J.:

The only question involved in this case is the statute of limitations as applied to a covenant of warranty in a conveyance of real estate. The facts briefly stated are these:

• In 1889 the plaintiff in error conveyed the land in controversy to the defendant in error by an ordinary deed of general warranty, in consideration of $954.20 cash paid at that date. At the time of such conveyance the grantor held a patent to the land from the United States. The land was occupied by one N. L. Ard, who claimed it as a settler under the homestead and…