Majors' Heirs v. Rice
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, Clay Circuit Court. I. Where a line is established between adjacent landowners and recognized and acquiesced in by them as the true boundary line, and the possession up to that line has been open, notorious and adverse, accompanied^ with valuable improvements, with an intention of claiming title up to the line so established, for more than 10 years, they are bound by that line and will not be disturbed.
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Appeal from, Clay Circuit Court. I. Where a line is established between adjacent landowners and recognized and acquiesced in by them as the true boundary line, and the possession up to that line has been open, notorious and adverse, accompanied^ with valuable improvements, with an intention of claiming title up to the line so established, for more than 10 years, they are bound by that line and will not be disturbed. (Know! ton vs. Smith, 36 Mo., 507; Taylor vs. Zepp, 14 Mo., 488; JBlair vs. Smith, 16 Mo., 281; Anbuchon vs. Ames, 27 Mo., 89; St. Louis University vs. McCune, 28 Mo., 485 ;…
1Opinion of the Court
AdáMS, Judge,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action of ejectment originally brought by John S. Majors, the ancestor of plaintiffs, who died during the pen-dency of the suit, aud it was revived in the name of the plaintiffs as his heirs at law.
The dispute was as to the boundary line between the land of plaintiff and defendant.
The plaintiffs’ ancestor owned the n. e. qr. of the n. w. qr. of section 4, township 52, of range 31. The patent to this land was issued 1st of M,ay 1843 from the United States.
The defendant owned the w. half of the n. e. qr. of the same section, township…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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