Meredith v. Meredith
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Knox Circuit Court. — Hon. James A. Oooley, Judge. (1) The court erred in refusing the offer to prove by Anderson that he held the deed and notes as agent for the grantor. (2) The court erred in refusing plaintiff’s declaration of law. The deed was incorporated in the memorandum, and was testamentary. Shulsky v. Shulsky, 98 Kan. 69; Goodale v. Evans, 263 Mo. 219; Bryan’s Appeal, 68 L. R. A. 354, note.
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Appeal from Knox Circuit Court. — Hon. James A. Oooley, Judge. (1) The court erred in refusing the offer to prove by Anderson that he held the deed and notes as agent for the grantor. (2) The court erred in refusing plaintiff’s declaration of law. The deed was incorporated in the memorandum, and was testamentary. Shulsky v. Shulsky, 98 Kan. 69; Goodale v. Evans, 263 Mo. 219; Bryan’s Appeal, 68 L. R. A. 354, note. (3) The court erred in refusing plaintiff’s declaration of law No. 2. This is an action at hnv. Hayes v. McLaughlin, 217 S. W. 262; Van Valkenburg v. AÍlen, 126 N. W. 1092; Williams…
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
This is a suit brought under Section 2535, Revised Statutes, 1909 (now Sec. 1970, R. S. 1919), to try and determine the title to certain land in Knox County. On a trial to the court there was a judgment for the defendant, from which plaintiffs have appealed.
William T. Meredith, the common source of title, died intestate, without issue, May 29, 1917. The plaintiffs are his only heirs, and the defendant is his widow. On March 15, 1916, he executed and delivered to the cashier of a bank at Knox City a warrant deed conveying to his wife, the defendant, for a valuable consideration, the land in…
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