Legal Opinion
City of Alexandria v. Kara Baptist Academy, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided October 30, 1984No. 48385PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEMENS, Senior Judge.
Action by plaintiff city to quiet title to a former school tract now owned by defendant-respondent. The trial court found against plaintiff city and it appeals.
The case was tried on the parties’ stipulated facts. They agreed: The land was patented in 1837; the recorded plat bore the word “public” with no express dédication. The land had been used for public school buildings since 1920, or before, until 1976 and unused thereafter. Pursuant to RSMo. Section 177.091 the land was sold by the school district at public sale and defendant Kara Baptist Academy, Inc. is now *417the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- City of Caruthersville v. HuffmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
- City of Hannibal v. Heirs & Adm'r of DraperSupreme Court of Missouri · 1865
- Smith v. City of HollisterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1951
- State ex rel. State Highway Commission v. Public Water Supply District No. 2Missouri Court of Appeals · 1977
3Cited by4 opinions
- Patterson v. NullMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
- Atwell v. Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1988
- Anderton v. GageMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
- Busch v. Hurricane Deck Holding Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1994