Legal Opinion

Stump v. Hornback

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 15, 1887PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from St. Louis Qourt of Appeals. (1) The judgment is in violation of the constitution of Missouri, and should be reversed on that account. Const. Mo. (1875) art. 2, sec. 20; Diclcey ¶. Tennison, 27 Mo. 373 ; Osborne t>. Hart, 24 Wis. 89 and 92; Sadler v. Langham, 34 Ala. 311 and 330; Taylor v. Porter, 4 Bill (N. Y.) 140 ; Ciarle v. White, 2 Swan (Tenn.) 548, 549 ; Freight ■ Co. ¶. Mayor, 4 Cold.

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Appeal from St. Louis Qourt of Appeals. (1) The judgment is in violation of the constitution of Missouri, and should be reversed on that account. Const. Mo. (1875) art. 2, sec. 20; Diclcey ¶. Tennison, 27 Mo. 373 ; Osborne t>. Hart, 24 Wis. 89 and 92; Sadler v. Langham, 34 Ala. 311 and 330; Taylor v. Porter, 4 Bill (N. Y.) 140 ; Ciarle v. White, 2 Swan (Tenn.) 548, 549 ; Freight ■ Co. ¶. Mayor, 4 Cold. (Tenn.) 419, 428 ; St. Charles v. Nolle, 51 Mo. 122, 124, 125; Walls v. City of Weston, 22 Mo. 388; Neenan v. Smith, 50 Mo. 529 ;■ City of St. Louis v. Allen, 53 Mo. 44, 56, 57; Seibert v.…

1Opinion of the CourtBrace, J.

In an ejectment suit brought in the circuit court of St. Charles county the appellants recovered judgment against the respondents-for 97.47 acres of land in said county. The present suit was instituted by respondents in the same court under Revised Statutes, 1879, section 2259, to recover compensation for improvements made on said land in good faith by respondents and their ancestor. On the trial of the case the jury found the valueof the improvements to be $1,960, and “the value of the land, aside from the improvements, to be $1,462.05,” and the judgment was, “that the plaintiffs within one…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ross v. IrvingIllinois Supreme Court · 1852
  2. Burwell v. TullisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1867
  3. Malone v. StretchSupreme Court of Missouri · 1878
  4. Russell v. DefranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1867
  5. Stump v. HornbeckMissouri Court of Appeals · 1884

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Stump v. HornbackSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
  2. Mills v. GeerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  3. Gallenkamp v. WestmeyerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1906
  4. Miller v. HabermanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1949
  5. Sires v. ClarkMissouri Court of Appeals · 1908

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