Grumley v. Webb, 48 Mo. 562 (1871)

Citation: Grumley v. Webb, 48 Mo. 562 (1871)
Parent Document: Grumley v. Webb, 48 Mo. 562 (1871)
Jurisdiction: Missouri (state)
Effective Date: 1871-10-15
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8046745/grumley-v-webb/ ↗

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' The authorities abundantly and conclusively show that all interests in land, whether equitable or legal, are clearly within the statute of frauds, and that neither estate will pass by parol, *599but requires an instrument of writing to render a transfer of any validity. There is no distinction to be drawn between the two descriptions of estate. The language of the statute itself is so plain that it is not susceptible of any other interpretation. If an equitable interest can be passed without writing, a legal interest can be passed as well. And the very statement of such a proposition is preposterous. To allow the pretended parol agreement in this case to be outside of the statute, or even to operate without writing, effectually demolishes the statute and renders it nugatory and is opposed not only to its express language, but is in conflict with every well-considered case on the subject.

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