Loring v. Groomer
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from De Kalb Circuit Court. (1) The court erred in admitting in evidence the pretended collector’s deed from Ransom as collector to James Ewart, and the quitclaim deed from Ewart to Chris Groomer- The said collector’s deed was a mere skeleton deed, and fails to recite and show the things essential to make it a valid conveyance, and was void upon its face and incompetent and irrelevant under the issues in this case.
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Appeal from De Kalb Circuit Court. (1) The court erred in admitting in evidence the pretended collector’s deed from Ransom as collector to James Ewart, and the quitclaim deed from Ewart to Chris Groomer- The said collector’s deed was a mere skeleton deed, and fails to recite and show the things essential to make it a valid conveyance, and was void upon its face and incompetent and irrelevant under the issues in this case. Burden v. Taylor, 124 Mo. 13. (2) As a homestead is a statutory right, the statutes state the circumstances under which it shall exist, and if a very liberal construction of…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
This is a suit in equity by plaintiff, who claims to have acquired all of the title of one Christopher L. Groomer to the lands in litigation by virtue of a sheriff’s deed, to set aside as fraudulent and void two deeds to different parts of said lands executed by said Christopher to the defendant who was then, and is now, his wife, and to be placed in possession of said lands.
Defendant in her answer denied generally the allegations in the petition, and then averred that the said Christopher L. Groomer had acquired the title to the *5lands at the time of the execution of the deeds by him to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Burden v. TaylorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
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- State ex rel. Dunklin County v. BlakemoreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1918
- Sperry v. CookSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
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