Wamsley v. Crook
Nebraska Supreme Court
Apbeal from Cass county district court. The action was commenced on the 26th of August, 1865, in the district court of Richardson county, by Polly Wamsley, the widow, and Selia Wamsley, and others, heirs of Asbury Wamsley, against Jesse Crook and John Hall.
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Apbeal from Cass county district court. The action was commenced on the 26th of August, 1865, in the district court of Richardson county, by Polly Wamsley, the widow, and Selia Wamsley, and others, heirs of Asbury Wamsley, against Jesse Crook and John Hall. At the April term, 1871, of the district court of Cass county, to which the cause had been removed, the cause . ■was dismissed upon the pleadings and proof, at costs of plaintiffs, and they brought the record to this court by appeal. During the trial of the cause in this court, at the July term, 1873, it appeared that the depositions of…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, J.
In this action the plaintiffs ask for a decree of the court, declaring that the defendants hold a certain tract of land in trust for the plaintiffs, and that a conveyance be made by said defendants to plaintiffs, and also that an account of rents and profits of the premises be taken, etc.
The principal facts in the case are that, on the 16th day of August, 1862, Asbury Wamsley and Polly, his wife, by deed absolute, with general warranty, sold and conveyed the land to Jesse Crook, and on the 22d day of October following, Jesse Crook and wife sold and conveyed the same lands to defendant, Hall.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Davis v. DavisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1864
- Malady v. McEnaryIndiana Supreme Court · 1868
- Kimball v. KimballMichigan Supreme Court · 1867
- Wing v. CooperSupreme Court of Vermont · 1864
- Hollister v. YoungSupreme Court of Vermont · 1868
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