Brown v. Oldham
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon, L. H. Watebs, Special Judge. (1) The description' of the land in the alleged deed from Jacob Myers to Erastus Brown of the lot of one arpent in the town of New Madrid, county of New Madrid, “confirmed to and in the name of the said Jacob Myers,” is too indefinite and uncertain, is void and conveys nothing.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon, L. H. Watebs, Special Judge. (1) The description' of the land in the alleged deed from Jacob Myers to Erastus Brown of the lot of one arpent in the town of New Madrid, county of New Madrid, “confirmed to and in the name of the said Jacob Myers,” is too indefinite and uncertain, is void and conveys nothing. Holme v. Strautman, 35 Mo. 293; Campbell v. Johnson, 44 Mo. 247; Cass County v. Olclham, 75 Mo. 50; City of Jefferson v. Whipple, 71 Mo. 519; Fox v. Courtney, 111 Mo. 147; Orono v. Veazie, 61 Maine, 431; 2 Devlin on Deeds, p. 315, secs. 1010, 1011.…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
— Ejectment for one hundred and twenty acres of land situated in Jackson county, which was located under New Madrid certificate number 498.
*626About the year 1816 one Jacob Myers claimed before the recorder of land titles who was acting commissioner for the settlement of land claims in the Territory of Missouri, three lots in the town of New Madrid. Plaintiffs claim title as the only heirs of one Erastus Brown, deceased, of Chenango county, state of New York, to whom it is claimed Myers deeded the land in controversy in 1816.
Plaintiffs, to sustain the issues upon their part, read in evidence,…
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- Jackson ex dem. Schuyler v. RussellNew York Supreme Court · 1830
- Briggs v. ProsserNew York Supreme Court · 1835
- Jackson, ex rel. Constantine v. WarfordNew York Supreme Court · 1831
- Williams v. MitchellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1892
- Crispen v. HannavanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1880
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