Turner v. Baker
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, Si. Louis Circuit Court. The evidence is conclusive, 1st, that the line was located at Lindell’s west fence and lived up to from 1824 to 1845; 2nd, that Lindells were put in possession in 1852 and down possibly to 1855 ; 3rd, that in 1856 Lindell’s people were out of possession, and Lucas’ people in possession, and the Lindells commenced suit for whole, vacant space ; sued McLaughlin on the south, and Hannegan on the north side Washington Ave., they being…
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Appeal from, Si. Louis Circuit Court. The evidence is conclusive, 1st, that the line was located at Lindell’s west fence and lived up to from 1824 to 1845; 2nd, that Lindells were put in possession in 1852 and down possibly to 1855 ; 3rd, that in 1856 Lindell’s people were out of possession, and Lucas’ people in possession, and the Lindells commenced suit for whole, vacant space ; sued McLaughlin on the south, and Hannegan on the north side Washington Ave., they being adverse occupants. These facts entitle the plaintiff, who sued January 7, 1865, to a recovery. The location of the line by the…
1Opinion of the CourtHough, Judge
This was an action of ejectment, brought by the plaintiff against the defendant, in January, 1865, to recover possession of a lot of ground in the city of St. Louis, being part of what was known as the Clam organ field lot, in the St. Louis common fields, and lying between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, on the north side of Washington avenue, with a front of seventy-five feet on said avenue, and a depth of one hundred and fifty feet.
The defendants pleaded not guilty and the statute of limitations.
This case was before this court on a former occasion, and the decision then rendered will be…
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