Merrett v. Poulter
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, Vernon Circuit Court — Hon. Chas. Gr, Burton, Judge. The defendant is in the same position as if the land had belonged to some other person. Bonghan bought it to keep it from falling into some one’s hands who would have acquired a good title as against defendant. It makes no difference that there was only the costs of the tax suit against the land.
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Appeal from, Vernon Circuit Court — Hon. Chas. Gr, Burton, Judge. The defendant is in the same position as if the land had belonged to some other person. Bonghan bought it to keep it from falling into some one’s hands who would have acquired a good title as against defendant. It makes no difference that there was only the costs of the tax suit against the land. He was required to ratify Boughan’s act within a reasonable time after being notified of the purchase in order to recover it back. As he repudiated it, Boughan had a right to recover his money out of the land. (1) A judicial sale of…
1Opinion of the CourtNorton, C. J.
This is an ejectment suit to recover the possession of one hundred and sixty acres of land in Yernon county. The answer of defendant, besides being a general denial, sets up that plaintiff claims title to the real estate described in the petition under a quitclaim deed from R. A. Boughan, executed on the fifth of October, 1882, and that the only claim said Boughan ever had to said real estate ‘ ‘ was under a sheriff ’ s deed, executed at the May term of the circuit court, in pursuance of a judgment for taxes rendered against defendant at the May term, 1881, of said court, and a sale…
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