St. Louis Union Trust Co. v. Hill
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court. — Hon. Sterling II. McCarty, Judge. (1) The court takes judicial notice that Little Elver is a non-navigable stream and therefore the defendant holding a fractional quarter section of land to Little Eiver, owns to the thread of the stream.
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Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court. — Hon. Sterling II. McCarty, Judge. (1) The court takes judicial notice that Little Elver is a non-navigable stream and therefore the defendant holding a fractional quarter section of land to Little Eiver, owns to the thread of the stream. Wright Lumber Co. v. Bipley Co., 270’Mo.-121. (2) “It is settled law in this State that adverse possession, continued for the requisite time, transfers the title from the owner to the oecupant as effectually as would a deed; and title acquired by adverse possession under the Missouri statute is in every respect as good…
1Opinion of the CourtWilliamson, J.
The plaintiff brought suit, under the provisions of Section 2535, Revised Statutes 1909, to ascertain and determine the title to certain lands in Pemiscot County, asserting in its petition that the de-„ fendant claimed some interest adverse to plaintiff’s title, and praying that the court ascertain and determine the estates of plaintiff and defendant, respectively, therein. To this petition the defendant filed an answer, in which he disclaimed title to all of the lands described in the petition, except the following portions:
“Beginning at the center of fractional Sections 17 and 18, Township…
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