Sweringen v. St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. John M. Wood, Judge. (1) The Labeaume patent, under which plaintiff claims title, does not make the Mississippi river the boundary of the grant; therefore, the property therein embraced was not riparian, and was not entitled to the accretions made by the river.
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Appeal from, St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. John M. Wood, Judge. (1) The Labeaume patent, under which plaintiff claims title, does not make the Mississippi river the boundary of the grant; therefore, the property therein embraced was not riparian, and was not entitled to the accretions made by the river. Smith v. Public Schools, 21 Mo. 36; Cook v. McClure, 68 N. Y. 437; Dunlap v. Stetson, 4 Mason 349; Child v. Starr, 4 Hill 369; Bradford v. Oressey, 45 Me. 9; Daniels v. Eailroad, 20 N. H. 85; Healey v. McCormick, 3 Kernan 296. (2) Even on the assumption that plaintiff was a riparian…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.
This is an action of ejectment for the following land in the city of St. Louis. Beginning at a point in the southern line of Buchanan street at the northeast corner of city block No. 2544, of said city; thence southwardly along the eastern line of said block to the southeast corner thereof; thence westwardly along the southern line of said block 150 feet to the southeast corner of city block No. 660 east of said city; thence southwardly to the northeast corner of city block No. 661 east of said city; thence southwardly along the eastern line of said last named block to the southeast corner of…
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