Legal Opinion

Chrisman v. Hough

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided November 15, 1898PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. E. L. Scarritt, Judge. (1) The tax deed from the city to Moise was valid on its face and conveyed a good title. Charter of Kansas City 1875, art. 4, sees. 12, 20; art. 6, sees. 45, 53, 63 and 64; Charter 1889, art. 4, secs. 15, 22; art. 5, secs. 37, 47, 57, 58; art. 17, sec. 8; Hyermanv. Blakely, 13 Mo.

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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. E. L. Scarritt, Judge. (1) The tax deed from the city to Moise was valid on its face and conveyed a good title. Charter of Kansas City 1875, art. 4, sees. 12, 20; art. 6, sees. 45, 53, 63 and 64; Charter 1889, art. 4, secs. 15, 22; art. 5, secs. 37, 47, 57, 58; art. 17, sec. 8; Hyermanv. Blakely, 13 Mo. App. 407. (2) The deed being valid on its face, plaintiff can not attack the deed for any mere irregularities, more than three years having elapsed between the recording of the tax deed and the bringing of the suit at bar. Charter 1875, art. 6, sec.…

1Opinion of the CourtBeace, P. J.

On the seventeenth of October, 1885, Charles W. Chase, who was the owner of lot 17, block 2, E. L. Brown’s subdivision, Kansas City, by deed of that date, in which his wife joined, conveyed said lot to W. H. Whiteside, trustee, to secure the payment of a promissory note of the said Chase of the same date, payable to H. L. Jamison six months after date, for the sum of $500, with interest from date at the rate of ten per cent per annum. Afterwards this promissory note was assigned by indorsement to the plaintiff, who brings this action to foreclose said deed of trust. This deed of trust was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Fair v. BrownSupreme Court of Iowa · 1875
  2. Middletown Savings Bank v. BacharachSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1879
  3. Garrettson v. ScofieldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
  4. Frank v. CaruthersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
  5. Lewis v. International BankMissouri Court of Appeals · 1883

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Landau v. CottrillSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
  2. Riley v. Bank of Commerce of RoswellNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1933
  3. State Ex Rel. Buder v. HughesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1942
  4. Gore v. ConeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1955
  5. Davis v. EvansSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903

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