Farrar v. Heinrich
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Court of Appeals. (1) It is the settled law of this state that an adverse possession of ten years will not only bar a recovery by the owner, but will confer his title upon the adverse possessor.
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Appeal from St. Louis Court of Appeals. (1) It is the settled law of this state that an adverse possession of ten years will not only bar a recovery by the owner, but will confer his title upon the adverse possessor. Merchants’ Bank v. Evans, 51 Mo. 335; Shepley v. Cowen, 52 Mo. 559 ; Barry v. Otto, 56 Mo. 177; Ridgeway v. Holliday, 59 Mo. 444. (2) The title to a common field lot, under the act of 1812, emanated from the government upon the passage of the act (Glas-•* gow v. LindeTl Heirs, 50 Mo. 60), and the limitation began to run from that' time in favor of an adverse possession. Langlois…
1Opinion of the CourtRay, J.
— This is an action of ejectment for the possession of a lot of land in the western part of the city of St. Louis, described in the petition. The suit was commenced in 1877 against Heinrich alone, who was in the actual possession of the premises. The court, on motion of J. E. Munford and the heirs of Trusten Polk,, who claimed to own the premises in fee, and that Heinrich was their tenant, admitted them as co-defendants.
The petition is in the usual form ; the answer denies the allegations of the petition, pleads adverse possession, the statute of limitations and title in defendants. A jury…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ridgeway v. HollidaySupreme Court of Missouri · 1875
- Merchants Bank v. EvansSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
- Glasgow v. Lindell's HeirsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1872
- Bartholow v. CampbellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
- Merchants' Bank v. ClavinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1875
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