Alexander v. Campbell
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. S. H. Woodson, Judge. Ejectment for lots in Kansas City. Plaintiff gave in evidence a deed of trust from Jay Adams, dated March 24th, 1871, conveying the lots in dispute to R. W. Stover, to secure Geo.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. S. H. Woodson, Judge. Ejectment for lots in Kansas City. Plaintiff gave in evidence a deed of trust from Jay Adams, dated March 24th, 1871, conveying the lots in dispute to R. W. Stover, to secure Geo. W. Tew in a $1,400 note of even date, and also a trustee’s deed conveying the same property, dated September 3rd, 1875, executed by C. B. L. Boothe, sheriff of Jackson county, to plaintiff', which deed recited the death of Stover, the original trustee, and a sale by the sheriff under said deed of trust and in virtue of the power thereby conferred upon…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, C. J.
The petition states that on the 27th day of October, 1875, the plaintiff was lawfully entitled to the possession of the following described premises, to-wit: Lots 9 and 10, in block 3, King & Bouton’s addition to the City of Kansas, Jackson county, Missouri, and that being so entitled to the possession, the defendant afterward, on the 30th day of October, 1875, being in possession of said premises, did unlawfully withhold and does yet unlawfully withhold the possession of said property from the plaintiff. The answer denies every allegation of the petition.
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It is insisted that plaintiff’s…
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