Norman's Land & Manufacturing Co. v. Hunter
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Mississippi Circuit Court — Hon. Frank Kelly, Judge. The quitclaim deed made by Jones on October 1,1887, to Bradley and Dillon, prior to tbe time the sheriff’s deed to him had been acknowledged, was void and ineffectual to convey any title whatever to the defendants’ grantors; Accordingly, defendants have no title to the lands in controversy and judgment should have been rendered decreeing title in the plaintiff. 1 Cyc. 560; Coal Co. v. Bates, 146 Ky. 624;…
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Appeal from Mississippi Circuit Court — Hon. Frank Kelly, Judge. The quitclaim deed made by Jones on October 1,1887, to Bradley and Dillon, prior to tbe time the sheriff’s deed to him had been acknowledged, was void and ineffectual to convey any title whatever to the defendants’ grantors; Accordingly, defendants have no title to the lands in controversy and judgment should have been rendered decreeing title in the plaintiff. 1 Cyc. 560; Coal Co. v. Bates, 146 Ky. 624; Chadwick v. Carson, 78 Ala. 116; Balkum v. Wood, 58 Ala. 642; 1 Corpus Juris., pp. 749, 813, 814; Ryan v. Carr, 46 Mo. 483;…
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
— On change of venue to Mississippi County, judgment went for defendants in a suit to quiet title to certain Stoddard County lands. This appeal followed. The undisputed facts are that the tract was sold under a tax judgment .on September 5, 1887. At this sale Ligón Jones bought. The sheriff’s deed to him was dated September 6, 1887, acknowledged March 10, and recorded March 12, 1888. In the meantime, October 1, 1887, Jones executed and delivered to Bradley and Dillon, defendants in the tax judgment under which he had bought, a quit-claim deed to the land. This was recorded the day of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Chadwick v. CarsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Adams v. BuchananSupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
- Balkum v. WoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
- Northern Coal & Coke Co. v. BatesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- Cabell v. GrubbsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
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