Greer v. Redman

• Decision Date: 20 June 1887
• Citation: Greer v. Redman, 4 S.W. 745, 92 Mo. 375 (Mo. 1887)
• Parties: GREER v. REDMAN.
• Court: Missouri Supreme Court

4 S.W. 745

92 Mo. 375

GREER v. REDMAN.

Supreme Court of Missouri.

June 20, 1887.

1. COVENANT — INCUMBRANCES — TAXES.

Plaintiff sued on the covenant against incumbrances to recover a sum paid by him for taxes of 1882 upon certain lands. The defendant had conveyed these lands

in Missouri to plaintiff by warranty deed, with a general covenant against incumbrances. In consideration of this conveyance, the plaintiff conveyed to defendant certain lands in Michigan, and also executed a deed of trust of the Missouri lands to secure the payment of two promissory notes to defendant. In this deed of trust plaintiff, in express terms, covenanted to pay all taxes then existing against the land. Held, that plaintiff could not recover.

2. APPEAL — EVIDENCE — OBJECTIONS.

Where a general objection is made to the introduction of evidence at the trial, but no specific grounds of objection are pointed out, the appellate court will not consider the objection.

Error to circuit court, Ralls county.

Bristow & Lighter, for plaintiff in error. R. F. Loy, for defendant in error.

PER CURIAM.

This was a suit on the covenant against incumbrances in a deed to recover an amount paid for taxes for the year 1882. The answer was a general denial. The facts are as follows: On the twenty-ninth January, 1882, the defendant, Redman, by a warranty deed with a general covenant against incumbrances, conveyed to plaintiff, Greer, two parcels of land in Ralls county, upon which the taxes for that year had not been paid, and which the plaintiff paid. As a part of the...