Legal Opinion

Shirk v. Stafford

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided May 26, 1903No. 4,357PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Prom Rush Circuit Court; Douglas Morris, Judge. Action by Nannie R. Shirk against Frank M. Stafford. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtRoby, J.

The trial court made a special finding of facts. It appears therefrom that the appellant was at the time of the trial, and had been for twenty-two years prior thereto, a married woman. On January 18, 1897, she was tbe owner in fee of a tract of land situate in Fayette county and particularly described in the finding. On such day she and the appellee entered into a written contract, in terms as follows: “Connersville, Indiana, January 18, 1897. This contract by and between N. R. Shirk and F. M. Stafford, witnesseth, that said Shirk has this day sold her ninety-acre tract of land, situate in…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Avery v. AkinsIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
  2. Luntz v. GreveIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  3. Otis v. GregoryIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Bennett v. MattinglyIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
  5. Johnson v. JouchertIndiana Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Doney v. LaughlinIndiana Court of Appeals · 1911
  2. Knepper v. EggimanIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
  3. Boyer v. LeasIndiana Court of Appeals · 1945
  4. Powell v. NusbaumIndiana Supreme Court · 1922
  5. Smallwood v. DunhamIndiana Court of Appeals · 1908

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