Legal Opinion

Watkins v. Wattle

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided August 5, 1977No. 10504PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLANIGAN, Judge.

This is an action for the unlawful detain-er (Chapter 534 Y.A.M.S.) of 17.68 acres of agricultural land located in the city of Ca-ruthersville. Plaintiff is the owner of the land. Defendant, who was in actual possession of the land at the time of the institution of the action on April 18,1972, initially went into possession as a tenant under a written lease with the prior owner Wilks. The action, which originated in magistrate court, was tried in the circuit court without a jury. Although the trial involved additional issues, also resolved in plaintiff’s favor, only that…

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Jones v. LinderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
  3. Brooks v. CookseySupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
  4. Millhouse v. Drainage District No. 48 of Dunklin CountyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1957
  5. Emery v. Brown Shoe CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1956

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Davis v. Jefferson Savings & Loan Ass'nMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Williams v. City of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1990
  3. P.M. Construction Services, Inc. v. LewisMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000
  4. N.E. & R. Partnership v. StoneMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
  5. South Side National Bank in St. Louis v. SchneiderMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980

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