Goodin v. Goodin
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. — Hon. Jas. T. Ne-ville, Judge. (1) From the facts and circumstances in evidence in this case there is no doubt that the defendant was induced to enter into the possession of the land and make the improvements thereon, relying upon the promise ■of his father to deed it to him, and having changed his condition, incurred liabilities, expended money and labor on account of that understanding and performed three years previous labor in building…
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Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. — Hon. Jas. T. Ne-ville, Judge. (1) From the facts and circumstances in evidence in this case there is no doubt that the defendant was induced to enter into the possession of the land and make the improvements thereon, relying upon the promise ■of his father to deed it to him, and having changed his condition, incurred liabilities, expended money and labor on account of that understanding and performed three years previous labor in building a house for his father on another tract of land, he furnished valuable consideration, and under the authority of the…
1Opinion of the CourtBrace, P. J.
This is an action in ejectment to recover possession of the northeast quarter of northeast quarter of section 31, township 28, range 23, in Christian county, Missouri. The petition is ih common form. The answer of the defendant admits possession, and denies the other allegations of the petition, and sets up an equitable defense, on which issue was joined by reply. A change of venue was taken from the Christian to the Greene Circuit Court, where the case was' tried before the court without a jury. The finding and judgment was for the plaintiffs for the undivided nine-tenths of the premises,…
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