Moore v. Davis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Cape Girardeau Circuit Court.—Hon. John D. Postee, Judge. (1) There is nothing to show, or tending to show, any fraud in obtaining the order of sale or in any of the proceedings relating to the sale of the land, nor is there a pretense that Edwards, the purchaser, was. guilty or cognizant of any fraud in the matter. (2) The judgment of the county court in the matter of selling the estate is conclusive. Gr.
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Appeal from Cape Girardeau Circuit Court.—Hon. John D. Postee, Judge. (1) There is nothing to show, or tending to show, any fraud in obtaining the order of sale or in any of the proceedings relating to the sale of the land, nor is there a pretense that Edwards, the purchaser, was. guilty or cognizant of any fraud in the matter. (2) The judgment of the county court in the matter of selling the estate is conclusive. Gr. S.,1865, 234. And the proceedings show a strict compliance with the statute. (3) The minute book of the probate court, offered in evidence, was required by law to be kept and…
1Per curiam
This was a suit in the nature of an action of ejectment to recover the possession of certain land, and the petition is in the ordinary form. The defendants, for answer, denied the allegations of the petition, and as a further defence, set up an equitable claim to the title of said land, in which it is alleged that Lucy Moore is the *466only heir of Thomas Walker, deceased, who, at one time, owned the real estate sued for, having purchased from Benedict Knott; that afterwards said Walker became of unsound mind, and Charles Welling was appointed his guardian, and who presented to the county court a…
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