Tatum v. City of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
jError to St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. L. B. Yalliant, Judge. (1) The evidence establishes that the land sued for was created by accretion to the Missouri shore of the river.
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jError to St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. L. B. Yalliant, Judge. (1) The evidence establishes that the land sued for was created by accretion to the Missouri shore of the river. Campbell v. Laclede Co., 84 Mo. 372; St. Clair County v. Livingston, 23 "Wall. 66; St. Louis v. Railroad, 114 Mo. 13; St. Louis v. Lemp, 93 Mo. 477; Public Schools v. Risley, 40 Mo. 356; Le Beau v. Gaven, 37 Mo. 556; Smith v. Public Schools, 30 Mo. 290; Benson v. Morrow, 61 Mo. 345; Jones v. Soulard, 24 How. 41. (2) The title under the Brazeau concession extended to the Mississippi river on the east and covered…
1Opinion of the CourtMacfarlane, J.
The action is ejectment to recover possession of a parcel of land in the city of St. Louis fronting three hundred and ninety-eight feet on the Mississippi river, and having a depth back of three hundred and seven feet. The land is claimed by the city as part of its public wharf. The answer was a general denial and a plea of the statutes of limitation. The case was tried to the court without a jury, and a verdict and judgment was rendered for defendant, and plaintiff appealed.
Plaintiff claims title through concessions made to Joseph Brazeau, and confirmation thereof by act of congress in 1836.…
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