Legal Opinion

Wilson v. Fisher

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided February 18, 1903PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from Webstar Circuit Court. — Ho». Argus Cox, Judge. Henry O. Page obtained nothing by his quitclaim deed from Emma S. Faull. Her interests in the premises have been conveyed to Naomi Wilson by the sheriff’s deed for taxes in March, 1885. She had lost all power to convey by reason of the judgment and sale for taxes.

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Appeal from Webstar Circuit Court. — Ho». Argus Cox, Judge. Henry O. Page obtained nothing by his quitclaim deed from Emma S. Faull. Her interests in the premises have been conveyed to Naomi Wilson by the sheriff’s deed for taxes in March, 1885. She had lost all power to convey by reason of the judgment and sale for taxes. Naomi Wilson acquired all the rights imparted in the general warranty deed from Henry O. Page to Emma S. Page, and if so, then by reason of the judgment, execution and sale for taxes in March, 1894, and the deed made, executed and delivered by the sheriff of Webster county,…

1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.

This is an action in ejectment for the north half of the southeast quarter of section 21, township 28, range 16 west, in Webster county. The petition is in the usual form, and the answer is a general denial. #

*13It is claimed that Henry C. Page is the common source of title. On January 16, 1863, Henry C. Page conveyed the land to Charles E. Page, by a general warranty deed, which was properly recorded on August 18, 1865. There is no evidence in this record that Charles E. Page ever was in possession of the land at any time. In 1869 Henry C. Page conveyed the land by warranty deed to Emma S.…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Gibson v. ChouteauSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
  2. United States v. Grundy and ThornburghSupreme Court of the United States · 1806
  3. Gibson v. ChouteauSupreme Court of Missouri · 1867
  4. Heath v. RossNew York Supreme Court · 1815
  5. Dart v. DartSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1828

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Barron v. H. D. Williams Cooperage Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1914
  2. Barber Asphalt Paving Co. v. FieldMissouri Court of Appeals · 1913
  3. State v. Kingcade, Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Franklin County, Civil Division1917

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