Grabow v. McCracken
Decision Date | 12 May 1909 |
Citation | 102 P. 84,23 Okla. 612,1909 OK 97 |
Parties | GRABOW v. McCRACKEN et ux. |
Court | Oklahoma Supreme Court |
Syllabus by the Court.
M. and another conveyed by warranty deed to G. a certain tract of land, for a consideration recited in the deed of $2,900, at said time there being standing upon said land a matured crop of corn; it being agreed by parol that the grantors should gather and remove from said premises said corn as a part of the consideration of said conveyance. The grantee afterwards claimed said crop of corn by virtue of said deed, there being no reservation of said crop in the face thereof. Held, that it might be shown by parol that said corn was reserved by the grantors as a part of the consideration for said conveyance.
Error from District Court, Kingfisher County; C. F. Irwin, Judge.
Action by Johann Grabow against William McCracken and wife. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff brings error. Affirmed.
Noffsinger & Hinch, for plaintiff in error.
F. P Whistler, for defendants in error.
WILLIAMS J. (after stating the facts as above).
The sole question for determination is whether or not, as a part of the consideration of the deed, it was permissible to reserve by parol the standing, ungathered, matured crop of corn and hay on said land.
In the case of Heavilon v. Heavilon, 29 Ind. 513, the court said:
See, also, Harvey v. Million, 67 Ind. 93.
In the case of Austin v. Sawyer, 9 Cow. (N. Y.) 39, the court said:
In the case of Backenstoss v. Stahler's Adm'rs, 33 Pa. 251, 75 Am. Dec. 592, the court said:
See, also, Harbold v. Kuster, 44 Pa. 392.
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