Legal Opinion

Byrd v. Haul

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 6, 1912No. 3,659PublishedCited by 11 opinions

In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. Action at law by Abraham R.'Byrd against George Allen Hall and the Decatur Egg Case Company. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

CAREAND, Circuit Judge.

This is an action of ejectment for section 6, township 16, range 8, Dunklin county, Mo., and for rents and profits. A jury being waived, the cause came on for trial before the court, and judgment was rendered in favor of the defendants. The trial court, upon the conceded facts, was requested by the plaintiff to declare the law in his favor, which requests being refused, exceptions were taken, and the case is now here on writ of error. The undisputed facts upon which the correctness of the judgment depends, are as follows:

May 24, 1871, William S. Sugg, being the owner of…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Charles v. WhiteSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
  2. McDowell v. McMurriaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
  3. Brasie v. Minneapolis Brewing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
  4. Minnesota Co. v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
  5. Barnes v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RailwaySupreme Court of the United States · 1887

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Brown v. WilsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
  2. Ferguson v. RobertsArizona Supreme Court · 1946
  3. In re WoodCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921
  4. Byrd v. HallCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915
  5. Ellis v. ReedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1917

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