Dawson v. Taylor
Decision Date | 27 September 1919 |
Docket Number | No. 20285.,20285. |
Citation | 214 S.W. 852 |
Parties | DAWSON et al. v. TAYLOR et al. |
Court | Missouri Supreme Court |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Benton County; C. A. Calvird, Judge.
Suit by Margaret Dawson and others against Henry Taylor, Mary Stewart, and others. Judgment for named defendants, and plaintiffs appeal. Affirmed.
W. S. Jackson, of Warsaw, for appellants.
Henry P. Lay, of Warsaw, for respondents Taylor and Stewart.
SMALL, C. I.
This suit in partition was commenced in the circuit court of Benton county. The sole question in the case is the construction of two deeds. The appellants claim said deeds are void because of their testamentary character. The respondents affirm that they were and are valid deeds. One of said deeds is a warranty deed and is as follows:
The foregoing deed was duly acknowledged September 1, 1896, and was filed for record on the 12th day of September, 1896. The other deed was a quitclaim deed, made the same date as the warranty deed, by William Taylor and wife to the same grantee, Henry Taylor. It transferred another tract of land. The consideration was one dollar and love and affection. The words of conveyance were: "Do...
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