Cole v. Mette
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Greene Circuit Court in Chancery. Felix G. Taylor, Judge. A deed made to a partnership, the title of which expresses the name of no person, vests no title. 36 Ark. 456; 1 Dev. Deeds, § 208. Amendment of this defect after ejectment brought by the partnership does not support the action. 36 Ark. 456; 59 Ark. 391; 52 Ark. 411. Further than this, the deed was unavailing, because it was never acknowledged in its amended form.
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Appeal from Greene Circuit Court in Chancery. Felix G. Taylor, Judge. A deed made to a partnership, the title of which expresses the name of no person, vests no title. 36 Ark. 456; 1 Dev. Deeds, § 208. Amendment of this defect after ejectment brought by the partnership does not support the action. 36 Ark. 456; 59 Ark. 391; 52 Ark. 411. Further than this, the deed was unavailing, because it was never acknowledged in its amended form. It was not entitled to record, hence its execution should have been proved at the trial. Sand. & H. Dig., § 1717; 38 .Ark. 181. It was error to transfer this…
1Opinion of the CourtRiddick, J.
The controversy in this case concerns the title to two lots in the town of Paragould, and the improvements thereon. The litigation was commenced by an action of ejectment brought by appellees, Louis Mette and George Kanne, to recover of appellants, Oole and Wall, possession of such lots. Appellant Cole was at one time the owner of the lots, and Mette & Kanne base their right to recover upon a sheriff's deed made in pursuance of a sale of such lots under an execution against Cole. On the other hand, the appellant Wall denied the validity of the title set up by appellees, and claimed to be the…
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