Legal Opinion

Priddy v. Boice

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided February 22, 1907PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Mon. Andrew F. Evans, Judge. (1) Refusal of change of venue a reversible error, (a) The court erred in not changing the venue in pursuance of the application filed November 5; 1902, by sending the cause to some county other than Jackson county. ' The transfer of the cause to Division 5 of the same court was not a change of venue.

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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Mon. Andrew F. Evans, Judge. (1) Refusal of change of venue a reversible error, (a) The court erred in not changing the venue in pursuance of the application filed November 5; 1902, by sending the cause to some county other than Jackson county. ' The transfer of the cause to Division 5 of the same court was not a change of venue. State v. Lehman, 182 Mot 458; State ex rel. v. Flournoy, 160 Mo. 324; Railroad v. Perkins, 125 111. 127; Meyer v. Walker, 31 111. 353. (b) It was reversible error for Judge' Gibson in Division 1 of said court to refuse from…

1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.

In this action the petition is in two counts. The second count is an ordinary petition in ejectment. The first count is lengthy, but the salient facts pleaded are as follows: that Thomas Jones died in Jackson county, Missouri, in 1843, leaving nine minor children and a widow; that among these children were Nancy Jones and Elizabeth Jones; that Nancy married James J. Priddy in 1850; that in about the year 1854 Elizabeth, yet a minor, married William Linvill; that Thomas Jones at the time of his death was seized of lands in Jackson county, Missouri, of which there was a tract of land (minutely…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Evanston v. GunnSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  2. Cliquot's ChampagneSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
  3. William T. Galt and Others v. James Galloway, Jun. And OthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
  4. State v. AustinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
  5. Hegler v. FaulknerSupreme Court of the United States · 1894

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