Buschmann v. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. L. B. Valliant, Judge. (1) Tbe trial court erred in refusing the plaintiffs* instruction marked 1, and in giving the instruction of its own motion, holding that by the plat of October 18, 1867, the land here sued for was dedicated under the statute of the state. First. The land in question was not included in the subdivision made by the plat. Second.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. L. B. Valliant, Judge. (1) Tbe trial court erred in refusing the plaintiffs* instruction marked 1, and in giving the instruction of its own motion, holding that by the plat of October 18, 1867, the land here sued for was dedicated under the statute of the state. First. The land in question was not included in the subdivision made by the plat. Second. The instrument of dedication, written upon its margin named only the “streets and alleys.” Third. The parcel in question is a blank upon the face of the plat, is unnamed, and appears only as an…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.
This is an action of ejectment by Charles L. and Louis W. Buschmann against the city of St. Louis and the St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern Railroad Company, to recover possession of a tract of land of one and eighty-three hundredths acres, lying between the east line of city block 2506 and the Mississippi river as indicated by the accompanying plat:
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*527The defense was a dedication to tiie public use by the plaintiffs. The cause was tried before Judge Val-liant, without a jury. It was admitted that Louis Bissell was the common source of title.
On the tenth of August, 1867, Bissell and wife, by…
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