Crowl v. Crowl
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court. — Ho». Jos, D. Perkins, Judge. (1) Defendant is not here contending that the former judgment had any further effect than to settle the question of title as between plaintiff and defendant as it existed at the time of that litigation.
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Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court. — Ho». Jos, D. Perkins, Judge. (1) Defendant is not here contending that the former judgment had any further effect than to settle the question of title as between plaintiff and defendant as it existed at the time of that litigation. Defendant concedes that, notwithstanding the adjudication set out in the answer, plaintiff would have been entitled on the trial to show any legal title subsequently acquired, or any right to the possession that had accrued to her. As a party plaintiff in the first action (the action in ejectment to try the title) plaintiff was…
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
— This is an action in ejectment for the southeast quarter of section 29, township 31, range 32, in Barton county, Missouri. The petition is in the usual form. The answer is a general denial, coupled with a special plea, that on the 23d of February, 1900, the plaintiff and others instituted an action against the defendant for the partition of the land in controversy; that the defendant claimed to be the absolute owner of the land; that thereupon the circuit court ordered the plaintiff in the partition suit to institute a suit in ejectment against the defendant, to try the title to the land,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Primm v. RaboteauSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
- Kimmel v. BennaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1879
- Avery v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- Foster v. EvansSupreme Court of Missouri · 1872
- Ekey v. IngeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
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