LEWIS v. STEPHENS

No. 49270.

362 S.W.2d 564 (1962)

Richard G. LEWIS and Frances E. Lewis, Appellants, v. Rolla STEPHENS, Norman Petersen, Floyd Scott, C. T. Kelly and Southwest Investment Company, a corporation, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

December 11, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Tudor, Joplin, for appellants.

Stanley P. Clay, Joplin, for respondents.


STOCKARD, Commissioner.

Plaintiffs have appealed from an adverse judgment in their suit to quiet title in them to certain real estate in Jasper County, Missouri. A statement of the background of this litigation is necessary to an understanding of the issues.

In December 1952 Joe D. Merrick, then a minor, purchased the property in question, which was a house and lot, from Billie J. Swiney and Ruby Irene Swiney for $4,500. Merrick made a down payment of $1,100...

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