Brewington v. Jenkins
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, Hannibal Court of Common Pleas.—Hon. Theo. Brace, Judge. (1) The court erred in' excluding the certified copy of the plat in identification of the lines of the out-lots mentioned in the deeds.
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Appeal from, Hannibal Court of Common Pleas.—Hon. Theo. Brace, Judge. (1) The court erred in' excluding the certified copy of the plat in identification of the lines of the out-lots mentioned in the deeds. On this plat the north and south lines dividing lots two, three and four on the west, and lots five, six and seven on the east, also separated therein the abbreviation “qr.” on the west from the abbreviation “sec. twenty” on the east thereof, thus showing the lot lines coincident with lines of sectional division. In the deed of Stephen Glascock and the partition deeds of his grantees these…
1Opinion of the Court
DeArmond, ' C.
This is an action of ejectment against David Jenkins for four acres of land just inside the corporate limits of the city of Hannibal. Plea gen- ' eral denial, the ten year statute of limitations, and adverse possession by defendant, Jenkins, since 1866. Judgment for defendant and appeal by plaintiff. Since the appeal defendant, David Jenkins, died, and his heir, Rose E. Jenkins, and his 'widow, Sylvania Jenkins, have succeeded him as parties defendant.
Plaintiff introduced documentary evidence tending to show title in himself to lots ten, eleven' and twelve, as a designated part…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Smith v. HutchinsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884
3Cited by1 opinion
- Independent Gravel Co. v. ArneMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979