Maguire v. Vice
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Court of Common Pleas. This was an action commenced in January, 1852, for the possession of a lot in the northern part of the city of St. Louis, claimed by the plaintiff to be within what is known as the Bra-zeau reservation, when truly located. The following is deemed a sufficient statement of the facts .• On the 10th of June, 1794, the Spanish lieutenant governor conceded to Joseph Brazeau four by twenty arpens of land.
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Appeal from St. Louis Court of Common Pleas. This was an action commenced in January, 1852, for the possession of a lot in the northern part of the city of St. Louis, claimed by the plaintiff to be within what is known as the Bra-zeau reservation, when truly located. The following is deemed a sufficient statement of the facts .• On the 10th of June, 1794, the Spanish lieutenant governor conceded to Joseph Brazeau four by twenty arpens of land. On the 9th of May, 1798, Brazeau sold the land conceded, to Louis Labeaume, reserving for himself four by four arpens in the southern end of the tract.…
1Opinion of the CourtSoott, Judge
This was an action in the nature of an ejectment, begun in January, 1852, by the plaintiff, Maguire, against the defendant, Yice, for a lot of ground situated in the northern part of the city of St. Louis, in which there was a judgment for the defendant.
1. The pleadings presented a case in which the mere technical legal title could be investigated. The title of the plaintiff was a confirmation under the act of congress of the 3d March, 1807, entitled “ An act respecting claims to land in the Territories of Orleans and Louisiana.” 'The defendant relied on a confirmation under the same act and…
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