St. Louis Gas Light Co. v. Reiss
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Land Court. This was a suit in ejectment for a lot of ground in St. Louis. Title shown as follows : “ Concession by Cruzat to John B. Provenché for one by three arpens of land at the mouth of the Taillon creek, now Mill creek, in 1784. In September, 1784, John B. Provendré sold to J. Friar Bernardo, of Limpach, one and a half arpens front by three arpens deep.”
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Appeal from St. Louis Land Court. This was a suit in ejectment for a lot of ground in St. Louis. Title shown as follows : “ Concession by Cruzat to John B. Provenché for one by three arpens of land at the mouth of the Taillon creek, now Mill creek, in 1784. In September, 1784, John B. Provendré sold to J. Friar Bernardo, of Limpach, one and a half arpens front by three arpens deep.” Inventory of the estate of Louis Bide, containing the following: “A grant of land three arpens deep by one and a half wide situated on the river bank, on the south and near the mouth of the little river Taillou,…
1Opinion of the CourtBates, Judge
The plaintiffs claimed title as derived from two different sources, that is, from Calvin Adams and from the heirs of Provenché.
The first instruction given defeated their claim under Adams.
That instruction was correct. Although Adams presented the claim to the board, the confirmation was made expressly to Provenché or his legal representatives.
It did not enure to Adams merely for the reason that he was the claimant. (Hogan v. Page, 22 Mo. 55, S. C. 32 Mo. 68 ; Mercer v. Letcher, 22 Mo. 66 ; Papin v. Massey, 27 Mo. 445.)
Nor did the deeds given in evidence show a connected chain of title from…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Papin v. MasseySupreme Court of Missouri · 1858
- Hogan v. PageSupreme Court of Missouri · 1855
- Hogan v. PageSupreme Court of Missouri · 1862
- Mercier v. LetcherSupreme Court of Missouri · 1855