Reeds v. Morton
Supreme Court of Missouri
APPEAL from Lincoln Circuit Court. Make the following POINTS. 1. The collector’s bond ought to have been read. It tended to prove that the collector Avas legally in office. The only objection to it is that it was not recorded — this does not avoid the bond or nullify the acts of the collector. The law is only directory. 2. The exhibit (A) in Barcroft’s deposition, ought to have been read as a part of the deposition.
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APPEAL from Lincoln Circuit Court. Make the following POINTS. 1. The collector’s bond ought to have been read. It tended to prove that the collector Avas legally in office. The only objection to it is that it was not recorded — this does not avoid the bond or nullify the acts of the collector. The law is only directory. 2. The exhibit (A) in Barcroft’s deposition, ought to have been read as a part of the deposition. The testimony of Parker, the clerk, shows that the exhibit was enclosed, sealed up and directed to the clerk, in conformity with the “act concerning depositions.” See Digest, p.…
1Opinion of the CourtScott, J.
This was an action of ejectment brought by Morton to recover the possession of a tract of land containing two thousand arpents, situated in Lincoln county, in which Morton recovered judgment.
Morton claimed under Paul Chouteau, to whom a concession was made by the Spanish gavernment, which was afterwards confirmed to him by the authority of the laws of the United States. Chouteau conveyed to Laveille and Morton, for the sum of three thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; and Laveille to Morton, for the sum of three thousand four hundred and forty dollars.
Reeds claimed the land in controversy…
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