Jones v. Arnold

Decided May 9, 1949

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Decided 1949-05-09

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Cited by 66 later decisions (2 by the Supreme Court) — most recently October 2017 · most notably Chiarella v. United States (1980), OMI Holdings, Inc. v. Howell (1996)

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¶1The foregoing opinion by DALTON, C., is adopted as the opinion of the court. All the judges concur.

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Posture: SUMMARY OF DECISION In 1915 deeds were executed in favor of "Frank Arnold and his bodily heirs". In 1925 Frank Arnold purported to convey the fee into plaintiffs' chain of title. In 1927 a suit was filed against the minor children of Frank Arnold, resulting in a decree upon service by publication reforming the 1915 deeds so as to convey a fee to Frank Arnold. Plaintiffs sue to quiet title against the descendants of Frank Arnold, setting up the 1927 decree in one count and seeking reformation of the 1915 deeds in a second count, and defendants by cross-claim attack the 1927 decree for fraud and set up their titles as contingent remaindermen. The decree of the trial court is affirmed, setting aside the 1927 decree on the ground of fraud in procurement, refusing to reform the 1915 deeds and determining and quieting the titles of defendants.Appeal from Cedar Circuit Court: Hon. O.O. Brown, Judge. AFFIRMED.

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