Supreme Court of Missouri October 15, 1890 (Davis v. Evans)

Barclay, J.

— It may be well at thé outset to refer for a moment to the pleadings which appear; to simplify *168some of the questions discussed by the learned counsel in their briefs.

Defendants’ answer states, among other things, that in 1860 the deed, purporting to convey the land in controversy, was executed and delivered to Mr.