Legal Opinion
Stone v. Perkins
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri
Decided March 2, 1898PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, District Judge.
This is an action at law to recover the possession of certain real estate located in Stoddard county, Mo. Plaintiff and defendants each claim title under grants from Stoddard county. The land in dispute is conceded to be swamp land, within the meaning of the acts of congress and the acts of the legislature of Missouri in relation to “swamp” or “overflowed” lands. Plaintiff claims title under a sale made on execution issued on a general judgment for $1,136.80, against Stoddard county, by the circuit court of that county, in the .year 1868. The judgment was rendered on…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Bennett v. ButterworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Stone v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
- Sugg v. Wisconsin Lumber Co.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1922
- Simpson v. Stoddard CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1903