Van Every v. McKay

Action by Nellie Van Every and Thelma Hafford, against Susie McKay and Juanita McKay White to determine title to certain real estate in Jasper County.

An agreement made at the beginning of the trial shows who the parties are, and their relation to John C. McKay, the common source of title. That agreement reads as follows:

“It is agreed between the parties that one John C. McKay died in Jasper County, Missouri, about the year 1918, owning all of the farm lands described in the pleadings herein, and that he and his wife, Harriet C. McKay were tenants by the entirety of the two lots in Avilla…