Legal Opinion

Farris v. Hamilton

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 6, 1910PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from Ray Circuit Court. — 3on. Francis H. Trimble, Judge. (1) Parol evidence of any agreement previous to the execution of the deed in question was inadmissible; the contract having been reduced to writing all prior arrangements became merged therein. Woodward v. McGaugh, 8 Mo. 161; Gooch v. Conner, 8 Mo. 391; Mc-Ilvane v. Harris, 20 Mo. 457; McLeod v. Skiles, 81 Mo. 595; Nichols v. Lapain, 105 Mo.

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Appeal from Ray Circuit Court. — 3on. Francis H. Trimble, Judge. (1) Parol evidence of any agreement previous to the execution of the deed in question was inadmissible; the contract having been reduced to writing all prior arrangements became merged therein. Woodward v. McGaugh, 8 Mo. 161; Gooch v. Conner, 8 Mo. 391; Mc-Ilvane v. Harris, 20 Mo. 457; McLeod v. Skiles, 81 Mo. 595; Nichols v. Lapain, 105 Mo. App. 402. (2) Growing crops of the vendor on land conveyed pass with the realty to the purchaser, unless specially reserved. Mc-Ilvane v. Harris, 20 Mo. 457; Pratt v. Coffman, 27 Mo. 424;…

1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.

This is a suit in replevin tried before the court without the aid of a jury. The judgment rendered was for plaintiffs and the case is here on defendant’s appeal. The court filed a written opinion in which the facts stated are found to be fully sustained by the evidence. We accept that statement of the facts and quote from it as follows:

*179“This is a suit in replevin for corn grown in 1907 on a tract of land owned by Henry Avis. On September 20, 1907, while the corn was still standing in the field, Avis quitclaimed the land to Catherine A. Hamilton, who is the wife of the defendant, Albert P.…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Boyer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1838

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Cantrell v. CraneMissouri Court of Appeals · 1912
  2. Davis v. CramerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1915
  3. Hayward v. PoindexterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1921

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