Merrill v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Livingston Circuit Court. — Eon: Arch B. Davis, Judge. (1) This being an equity case, the court is not bound by the finding of the trial court, but will examine and weigh the evidence to ascertain whether it is sufficient to justify the decree. Collins v. Harrell, 219 Mo. 279; Lacks v. Bank, 204 Mo. 455; Plummer v. Knight, 156 Mo.
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Appeal from Livingston Circuit Court. — Eon: Arch B. Davis, Judge. (1) This being an equity case, the court is not bound by the finding of the trial court, but will examine and weigh the evidence to ascertain whether it is sufficient to justify the decree. Collins v. Harrell, 219 Mo. 279; Lacks v. Bank, 204 Mo. 455; Plummer v. Knight, 156 Mo. App. 333; Russell v. Sharp, 192 Mo. 291; Wad-dington v. Lane, 202 Mo. 415'. (2) The trial court erred in finding that there was an oral contract between the deecased Nathan Thompson and his two daughters, the plaintiff and Sophia Fulkerson, by which the…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodson, P. J.
This was a bill in equity instituted in the circuit court of Livingston county, by the *720plaintiffs against the defendants, to quiet title, but-in reality, to specifically enforce an oral contract alleged to have been entered into by and between Harriett A. Merrill, nee Thompson, and her sister Sophia, with Nathan Thompson, their father, whereby he agreed to convey to them a certain forty acres of land situated in said county, and particularly described in the bill, in consideration that the former agreed to live with, care for, support and maintain him and his wife, their mother, during their…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Sharkey v. McDermottSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- Walker v. BohannanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
- Sutton v. HaydenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
- Gupton v. GuptonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
- Healey v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1892
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