Davis v. Harrell
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Garland Chancery Court; A. Curl, Chancellor; The plea of laches should have been sustained, for that plea is conclusive in this court. Appellants purchased for a valuable consideration without any actual knowledge of appellee’s rights.
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Appeal from Garland Chancery Court; A. Curl, Chancellor; The plea of laches should have been sustained, for that plea is conclusive in this court. Appellants purchased for a valuable consideration without any actual knowledge of appellee’s rights. The door of courts of equity can not remain open forever, and refuse relief where a party has slept upon his rights, and acquiesced for a great length of time. 55 Ark. 85; 3 Brown, Ch. 640; 145 U. S. 368; Kirby’s Digest, § 657. 80 Ark. 411; 76 Id. 146; 77 Id. 324; 58 Id. 85; 20 Mo. 541; 53 Fed. 875; 46 Ark. 34; 61 Ark. 587; 36 S. W. 333; 79 N; W.…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
Appellee, Mary E. Harrell, is the daughter and only child of Col. John M. Harrell, deceased, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, and she instituted this action in the chancery court of Garland County against appellants, who were grantees of her father, to establish her title to and recover possession of certain real estate situated in that city. She was about 31 years of age when she instituted the action on September 4, 1908, and her father died on July 4, 1907, after having conveyed the property in controversy to. George R. Belding and H. R. Morrison, who, in turn, conveyed it to one Shevlin, who…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Galliher v. CadwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Cribbs v. WalkerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Gibson v. HerriottSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1891
- Singer v. NaronSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
- Percy v. CockrillCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1893
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