Hughes Bros. v. Redus
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Craighead Circuit Court; Frank Smith, Judge; Instructions 1 and 2 should have been given. Appellant was an innocent purchaser. 54 Ark. 273.
1Opinion of the CourtFrauenthal, J.
The plaintiff, Hughes Brothers, a corporation, instituted this ejectment suit against the defendant, James Redus, for the possession and recovery of a house and lot in the city of Jonesboro, Ark. Both parties deraigned their title to the property from a common source. The plaintiff claimed that Mattie I. Hughes was the owner of the lot at the time for her death in February, 1906, and that her heirs conveyed the property to plaintiff on June 4, 1906. The defendant claimed that Mattie I. Hughes sold the lot to him in 1886, and that on the 13th day of March, 1887, she executed to him a deed…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Strauss v. WhiteSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1899
- R. G. Atkinson & Co. v. W. A. & C. A. WardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1886
- Seawell v. YoungSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Thalheimer v. LockertSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Sproull v. MilesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Kimble v. WilleyDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1951
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