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Lewis County v. Texas County

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided October 10, 1979No. 11034Published

1Opinion of the Court

BILLINGS, Presiding Judge.

Suit to quiet title to 120 acres of land located in Texas County. The trial court found and determined title to the tract was in Texas County and quieted title accordingly. We reverse and remand with directions.

Plaintiff Lewis County based its claim of title on an indemnity patent from the United States to the State of Missouri and a patent from the State of Missouri to Lewis County, both patents arising out of federal and state swamp land legislation. Inherent in the trial court’s ruling is that the 120-acre tract in Texas County was swamp land1 under United States…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Rogers Locomotive MacHine Works v. American Emigrant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Simpson v. Stoddard CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
  4. Morgan v. StoddardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
  5. Cramer v. KellerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1889

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