Massad v. Bumpus

WILLIAMS, Justice.

N. S. Massad and F. L. Carmichael sued Raymond Bumpus, the defendant below, to recover damages accruing from a partial breach of warranty of title. On March 22, 1934, defendant executed and delivered, a deed, forthwith filed for record, which recited a nominal consideration of $5 paid and which purported to convey to H. S. Christian the fee-simple title to all of a tract of land therein described by metes and bounds and therein stated to be 9.38 acres. This instrument contains a general warranty of title clause in the usual form. Christian owned an equitable title to ½…