Strong v. Whybark
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Butler Circuit Court. — Hie». J. L. Fort, Judge. (1) A purchaser for value by a quitclaim deed is as much within the protection of the recording acts as is a purchaser by warranty deed. And he acquires the title as against a prior unrecorded deed of which he did not have actual notice.
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Appeal from Butler Circuit Court. — Hie». J. L. Fort, Judge. (1) A purchaser for value by a quitclaim deed is as much within the protection of the recording acts as is a purchaser by warranty deed. And he acquires the title as against a prior unrecorded deed of which he did not have actual notice. Pox v. Hall, 74 Mo. 315; Boogher v. Neece, 75 Mo. 383; Willingham v. Hardin, 75 Mo. 429; Munson v. Ensor, 94 Mo. 504; Ebersole v. Rankin, 102 Mo. 428; Elliott v. Buffington, 149 Mo. 676. (2) A valuable consideration is defined as being either money or something that is worth money. 2 "Washburn on…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodson, J.
This is a bill in equity, instituted in the circuit court of Butler county, wherein plaintiff seeks to have her title quieted to five hundred and twenty acres of land. John R. Boyden was one of the ■ several defendants named in the bill. He filed an answer claiming an interest, in and to one hundred and sixty acres of said land, and also denied generally the allegations of the bill. No point is made against the pleadings, and he is the only defendant whose interest is involved in this appeal.
The facts in the case are undisputed and are as follows:
*345Seth. D. Hayden was the common source of…
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