Collier v. Smith

STONE, Judge.

In this court-tried casé, defendants appeal iron! an adverse judgment of $6,713.90, declared to be a lien against certain real estate owned by them in Barton County, Missouri. The record reflects an involved state of facts which we detail only insofar as is-necessary 1 for determination of our appellate jurisdiction.

On December 31, 1952, defendants entered into a “contract and escrow agreement” (hereinafter called the escrow agreement) with Mrs. Bertha Crider, by which the parties agreed “to trade equities” in certain tourist courts. Pursuant to this escrow agreement, defendants…