Cook v. Farrah
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Ralls Circuit Court. — Hon. Thomas H. Bacon, Judge. (1) The court should have given instructions,numbered 1 and 2, as asked by plaintiff. (2 ) Plaintiff ’ s instruction, numbered 3, should have been given.
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Appeal from Ralls Circuit Court. — Hon. Thomas H. Bacon, Judge. (1) The court should have given instructions,numbered 1 and 2, as asked by plaintiff. (2 ) Plaintiff ’ s instruction, numbered 3, should have been given. The evidence shows that the defendant Farrah certainly became plaintiff ’ s tenant by the Murphy assignment of September 22, 1880, which Farrah formally accepted in writing at the time, and, this being the case, he was. estopped to assert a title antagonistic to plaintiff, acquired during his holding under plaintiff. Murphy’s lease, when Farrah acquired it, had until March 1,…
1Opinion of the CourtBrace, J.
This is an action in ejectment for the south half of the southeast quarter of section 36, township 53, range 7, west, in Ralls county, instituted on the tenth of October, 1883. The petition is in the usual form. The answer of defendant- Farrah denied specifically each of the material allegations of the petition, and set up the statute of limitations. Afterwards, on their motion, Andrew F. and William C. Brown were made parties defendant (on the ground that they were said Farrah’s grantors and warrantors), and filed their answer, which was a general denial and a plea of the statute’ of…
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