Warren v. Ritchie
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Wright Circuit Court. — Hon. W. I. Wallace, Judge. (1) The price paid for the land was grossly inadequate and calculated to shock the moral sense and throw a cloud of suspicion over the honesty of the entire transaction. Nelson v. Betts, 21 Mó. App. 231; Kerr on Fraud and Mistake.
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Appeal from Wright Circuit Court. — Hon. W. I. Wallace, Judge. (1) The price paid for the land was grossly inadequate and calculated to shock the moral sense and throw a cloud of suspicion over the honesty of the entire transaction. Nelson v. Betts, 21 Mó. App. 231; Kerr on Fraud and Mistake. (2) The evidence is that Isabella Spence and the Spence heirs made .King a quitclaim deed to the land, and such quitclaim deed is no protection to the prior unrecorded deeds of Spence and wife to Adams, and Adams and wife to Warren. This protection, is only afforded to an innocent purchaser for value.…
1Opinion of the Court
Barclay, J. —
This is a suit in equity to set aside a quitclaim deed, made by plaintiff, Mr. Warren, to defendant, Mr. Ritchie. The deed is of date, August 20, 1890, and purports to convey plaintiff’s interest in one hundred and twenty acres of land in Wright county.
The grounds of the suit are that the deed was obtained by representations regarding the condition and value of the land and of its title, which were false and fraudulent, and known to be so to the defendant, Mr. Ritchie; and that plaintiff, in ignorance of the truth, was thereby induced to part with his interest.
The alleged…
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