Chouteau v. Riddle
Supreme Court of Missouri
.Appeal from Stoddard Circuit Court. — Hon. J. Gr. Weab, Judge. (1) Defendants held only the equity of redemption which had "been foreclosed. Qrandy v. Casey, 93 Mo. 595; Smith v. Lindsey, 89 Mo. 76. And it was ■clearly erroneous to exclude the sheriff’s deed as evidence.
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.Appeal from Stoddard Circuit Court. — Hon. J. Gr. Weab, Judge. (1) Defendants held only the equity of redemption which had "been foreclosed. Qrandy v. Casey, 93 Mo. 595; Smith v. Lindsey, 89 Mo. 76. And it was ■clearly erroneous to exclude the sheriff’s deed as evidence. (2) It was perfectly competent to show by this deed offered by plaintiff, that plaintiff had the superior title as derived from the common source of title, and it was clearly error to exclude said deed as evidence of this fact. See cases, sxvpra. (3) The .statute of limitations did not begin to run in favor of •defendants or…
1Opinion of the CourtMaceablane, J.
This suit is ejectment to recover possession of two hundred and forty acres of land in Stoddard county. The answer admitted the possession, denied all other allegations and set up a plea of statute of limitation.
On the trial plaintiff read in evidence a deed by the Cairo & Fulton Railroad Company, John Moore and others as trustees, to secure sixteen hundred bonds of said company of $1,000 each. This deed was dated May 23, 1857, and conveyed to tjie trustees the railroad property, and lands of this company, consisting of four hundred thousand acres, and including that in suit.
The bonds were…
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