McCleary v. Bratton

BROADDUS, Presiding Judge.

This is an action for damages for breach of the covenants of warranty contained in a deed from defendants, William W. Bratton and his wife to plaintiffs, Earl A. and Ruth A. McCleary. A jury having been waived, the cause was submitted to the court for trial, resulting in a judgment against defendants for $1,225.25, from which they have appealed.

The property involved is a triangular piece of land abutting on U. S. Highway 54 at Holt’s Summit in Callaway County, containing 1.1 acres. Defendants sold the property to plaintiffs on October 5, 1948, for $800, and executed…