Howell v. Sherwood
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. — Eon.' Alfred Page, Judge. (1) The so-called deed from W. D. Fulbriglit to D. L. Fulbriglit is void for lack of operative words of conveyance.
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Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. — Eon.' Alfred Page, Judge. (1) The so-called deed from W. D. Fulbriglit to D. L. Fulbriglit is void for lack of operative words of conveyance. Becker v. Stroeher, 167 Mo. 306; McGarrigan v. Asylum, 145 Cal. 694; Brettman v. Fischer, 74 N. E. (111.) 777; Riech v. Dyer, 86 N. Y. Supp. 544. (2) The deed from D. L. Fulbright to Carleton is either totally void for uncertainty of description or it conveys but a fractional part of the land sued for. The sheriff’s deed attempting to convey Carleton’s interest is absolutely void because of lack of jurisdiction in the…
1Opinion of the CourtLamm, J.
Ejectment. The squabble is over a triangular piece of somewhat uneven land of, say, ten acres, lying for many years (if not now) mostly in a state of nature in the outskirts of Springfield. In 1897 defendant took possession. In 1904 plaintiff, H. E. Howell and Ms then co-plaintiff, William Gr. Howell, sued defendant and his then tenant, Steve- Blakey, for possession. In 1905, at a trial to the court without a jury, the then plaintiffs had judgment. In 1908 that judgment was reversed on appeal here and the cause remanded generally. [213 Mo. 565.] Subsequently Blakey and William Gr. Howell…
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