Fine v. Board of President of the St. Louis Public Schools
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. This was an action of ejectment for the recovery of five undivided fourteenth parts of a lot of land of one by forty arpents in the St. Louis commons field, bounded on the north by survey No. 1483 to Joseph Taillon, and on the south by survey No. 1482 to Jean B. Sarpy’s representatives.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. This was an action of ejectment for the recovery of five undivided fourteenth parts of a lot of land of one by forty arpents in the St. Louis commons field, bounded on the north by survey No. 1483 to Joseph Taillon, and on the south by survey No. 1482 to Jean B. Sarpy’s representatives. The case had been previously in the Supreme Court — 28 Mo. 570, & 30 Mo. 166. At the trial of the cause, plaintiffs read in evidence the depositions of Antonio Smith) Francis Noisé, Joseph S. Hull, Elizabeth Ortes, and Joseph Aubuchon, for the purpose of showing that Philip…
1Opinion of the CourtWagner, Judge
The plaintiffs in this case have had three verdicts ; it has been twice before in this court, and each time reversed and remanded, either because the court below rejected competent and legitimate testimony, or because improper instructions were given. Upon the last trial all the evidence was admitted by the court offered by the defendants, tending to support their view of the case, and it is not seriously contended that any evidence was admitted on behalf of plaintiffs which was illegal, or operated to defendants’ injury.
Several points have been urged by defendants’ counsel for a reversal,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Landes v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1848
- Fine v. St. Louis Public SchoolsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1860
- Soulard v. ClarkSupreme Court of Missouri · 1854
- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
- Barada v. BlumenthalSupreme Court of Missouri · 1854
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