Gray v. Ward
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. — Hon. J. T. Neville, Judge. (1) The court erred in permitting the plaintiff Tillery to take a nonsuit after verdict. . The statute itself is conclusive on this question. It heeds no construction, but only to be read, to be comprehended. R. S. 1899; sec. 639. The statute expressly provides for a special finding of facts by the court when requested by either party. The record shows that it was requested and made.
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Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. — Hon. J. T. Neville, Judge. (1) The court erred in permitting the plaintiff Tillery to take a nonsuit after verdict. . The statute itself is conclusive on this question. It heeds no construction, but only to be read, to be comprehended. R. S. 1899; sec. 639. The statute expressly provides for a special finding of facts by the court when requested by either party. The record shows that it was requested and made. R. S. 1899; see. 695. It has been expressly held by this court that such a finding of facts is equivalent to a special verdict. Land Company v.…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown', J.
— This is an ordinary action to quiet and determine the title to eighty acres of land in Greene county, in which each of the plaintiffs by their ■petition claim an undivided one-sixth interest. The defendant is in possession and pleads the ten-year Statute of Limitations, and also' pleads a deed from plaintiff Tillery. From a dismissal as to plaintiff Tillery and a decree below for plaintiff Gray, defendant prosecutes this appeal.
Elijah Gray is the common source of title, and as-the case turns upon the construction of a deed which he and his wife made to his daughter-in-law, Sallie Gray, said…
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