Ladd v. Forsee
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Chariton Circuit Court. — Hon, C. B. Crawley Special Judge. The special judge who tried this case had no jurisdiction; the regular judge was not disqualified, and the record shows his presence, and at all times holding court. Bank v. Graham, 147 Mo. 250. Record states that the special judge qualified. Sections 1679 and 1683, Revised Statutes 1899, authorizes the parties to the suit to agree on a special judge.
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Appeal from Chariton Circuit Court. — Hon, C. B. Crawley Special Judge. The special judge who tried this case had no jurisdiction; the regular judge was not disqualified, and the record shows his presence, and at all times holding court. Bank v. Graham, 147 Mo. 250. Record states that the special judge qualified. Sections 1679 and 1683, Revised Statutes 1899, authorizes the parties to the suit to agree on a special judge. The presumption is that the regular judge was disqualified or the special judge would not have been called in and agreed on by the parties. The law does not require that the…
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
This is an action in ejectment to recover the north half of lot Yl, in Carlton Place, an addition to Kansas City. The petition is in the usual form. The answer is in four parts: first, a general denial; second, a plea that the plaintiff is not the real party in interest; third, the pendency of a prior ejectment suit between the same (and other) parties, for the recovery of the same premises; fourth, an outstanding title, superior to plaintiff’s, with a prayer for the cancellation of the plaintiff’s deed as a cloud upon the title of such owner of the outstanding title. The reply is a plea of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Citizens' National Bank v. GrahamSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
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