Walter v. Scofield
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to Cass Circuit Court. — Hon. W. W. Wood, Judge. (1) Tbe undisputed evidence shows that at the sheriff’s sale all the property was knocked down by the sheriff to Alice A. Eish; and that Strother was not a purchaser of any of the property at that sale, and that the sheriff made no deed to Alice A. Eish. The deed of conveyance from the sheriff to Strother, purporting to convey the interest and title of Jacob Walter, is without authority of law and is void.
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Error to Cass Circuit Court. — Hon. W. W. Wood, Judge. (1) Tbe undisputed evidence shows that at the sheriff’s sale all the property was knocked down by the sheriff to Alice A. Eish; and that Strother was not a purchaser of any of the property at that sale, and that the sheriff made no deed to Alice A. Eish. The deed of conveyance from the sheriff to Strother, purporting to convey the interest and title of Jacob Walter, is without authority of law and is void. No title has been conveyed by or under.the sale. R. S. 1889, sec. 4954; R. S. 1899, sec. 3210; Strain v. Murphy, 49 Mo. 337; Louis v.…
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
This is a bill in equity to set aside a judgment, upon an attachment, of the Cass Circuit Court, in favor of Scofield and against the plaintiff, rendered on September 14, 1894, and also to set aside the Sheriff’s deed under said judgment, dated January 22,1895, to George B. Strother, and also a quitclaim deed from Strother to John Scott, for a part of the land, dated January 24, 1895, and also a deed from Strother and Scott to D. M. Colburn, for the entire tract, dated January 25, 1895-. The circuit court entered judgment for the defendants, and the plaintiff appealed to this court, where, on…
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