Murray v. Crooks
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Lawrence Circuit Court. — Hon. J. C. Lamson, Judge. The plaintiff asked three declarations of law, all of which the court refused and which are printed in appellant’s brief.
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Appeal from the Lawrence Circuit Court. — Hon. J. C. Lamson, Judge. The plaintiff asked three declarations of law, all of which the court refused and which are printed in appellant’s brief. On behalf of defendant the court gave the following declaration: “The court declares the law to be that the plaintiff in his first letter to defendant (read in evidence) identified the land in question by his references to tho particular sale and deed by the sheriff of Lawrence county, and defendant’s offer to release, made by his first letter to plaintiff (read in evidence), related to the same land, and…
1Opinion of the CourtBland, P. J.
At the August term, 1896, of the Lawrence circuit court the defendant purchased the following tract or parcels of land at execution sale on a judgment against *92plaintiff for delinquent taxes, to wit lots 1 and 5 of northeast quarter, section 1, township 29, range 25, situated in Lawrence county. After the sale the following correspondence was had through the mails between plaintiff and defendant:
1. Letter of inquiry from plaintiff to defendant.
“Ash Grove, Mo., Sept. 2, 1896. O. Crooks, Esq., Mt. Yernon, Missouri. Dear Sir: — At the August'term of court some land was sold under a tax judgment…
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