Williams v. Carpenter
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Land Court. This was an action in the nature of an action of ejectment to recover possession of a portion of a lot of one by forty arpens in the Grand Prairie common field, near St. Louis, being the lot covered by United States survey No. 1664. Both plaintiff and defendant claim title under the proof made before Recorder Hunt on the 3d of March, 1825, pursuant to the act of Congress of May 26, 1824. The plaintiff introduced in evidence, against the…
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Appeal from St. Louis Land Court. This was an action in the nature of an action of ejectment to recover possession of a portion of a lot of one by forty arpens in the Grand Prairie common field, near St. Louis, being the lot covered by United States survey No. 1664. Both plaintiff and defendant claim title under the proof made before Recorder Hunt on the 3d of March, 1825, pursuant to the act of Congress of May 26, 1824. The plaintiff introduced in evidence, against the objection of defendant, certified copies of extracts from the registry of certificates of confirmation issued by Recorder…
1Opinion of the CourtScott, Judge
As the title to all the land in the state of Missouri was originally in the Spanish or French governments or the United States, there was no error in permitting the plaintiff to read evidence showing that the title to the land in controversy had passed from the United States, as without such evidence he could have had no standing in court. ' Whether he showed that he had acquired that title was a matter to be subsequently determined, and if he did not do this, as he *459must have failed in his action, the introduction of the evidence would have caused no prejudice to the opposite party. Both…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jackson ex dem. Mancius v. LawtonNew York Supreme Court · 1813
- Jackson ex dem. Houseman v. HartNew York Supreme Court · 1815
- Jackson ex dem. Shultze v. GoesNew York Supreme Court · 1816
- Jackson ex dem. Dickson v. StanleyNew York Supreme Court · 1813
3Cited by3 opinions
- Thomas v. WyattSupreme Court of Missouri · 1860
- Williams v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1864
- Williams v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1868