Legal Opinion

Brownlow v. Wollard

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 4, 1895PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the Dallas Circuit Court. — Hon. Angus Cox, Judge. (1) The court should have sustained objection to evidence of conveyance by Highfill, refused plaintiff’s second and fourth instructions, and given defendant’s tenth, for the reasons that as a matter of law defendant’s contract was for a perfect title.

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Appeal from the Dallas Circuit Court. — Hon. Angus Cox, Judge. (1) The court should have sustained objection to evidence of conveyance by Highfill, refused plaintiff’s second and fourth instructions, and given defendant’s tenth, for the reasons that as a matter of law defendant’s contract was for a perfect title. Mansfield v. Hodgdon, 17 N. E. Eep. 544; Vardeman v. Laiuson, 17 Tex. 16; Hill v. Hobart, 16 Me. 170; Leith v. Paddleford, 13 N. H. 167; Winn v. Henry, 84 Ky. 48; Carter v. Alexander, 71 Mo. 585; Andrews v. Word, 17 B. Mon. 520; Dwight v. Cutter, 3 Mich. 579; Henyford v. Turner, 67…

1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.

This action is based on the following contract:

“Article of agreement made and entered into by and between N. J. Wollard and J. P. Brownlow, both of Dallas county, Missouri. The said N. J. Wollard does agree this day to pay off and discharge in full the judgment and interest and costs of W. H. Ball on J. M. Wollard, N. J. Wollard and J. P. Brownlow, rendered on the ninth day of October, 1889, at the Dallas county circuit court at Buffalo, Missouri, and entered up in circuit court record “E,” at page 313, and amounting at the date of rendition to $L,219.30 and costs with 10 per cent, interest…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Cahn v. ReidMissouri Court of Appeals · 1885
  2. Lanitz v. KingSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
  3. Kelly v. ThueySupreme Court of Missouri · 1890
  4. Steiner v. ZwickeySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
  5. Waddingham v. WaddinghamMissouri Court of Appeals · 1886

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. McCaw v. O'MalleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1923
  2. Brownlow v. WollardMissouri Court of Appeals · 1896
  3. Goar v. BelinderMissouri Court of Appeals · 1923
  4. Moore v. CarrickColorado Court of Appeals · 1914
  5. Hess v. D. T. Draffen & Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1903

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