Curry v. Crull

Respondent, plaintiff, brought this suit to settle a dispute over certain real estate situated in Jackson County, Missouri, described as follows:

"All that part of Section 24, Township 51, Range 31 and Section 13, Township 51, Range 31 lying South of the Missouri River, and North of the slough running through the North half of said Section 24, Township 51, Range 31 and the South-west quarter of Section 13, Township 51, Range 31, commonly known as `Rumpus Island or Rumpus Land.'"

In the first count of the petition plaintiff sought to quiet title, and in the second, ejectment of the parties in…