Carpenter v. Rannells
Supreme Court of Missouri
flppeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. The court below erred in holding the confirmation to be to James Bankson, assignee-of John Butler. John Butler was the original claimant in 1806 ; James Bankson was a second claimant in 1811. The first and second claims, if ever made, were directly in conflict, and the board granted the land to John Butler and his legal representatives. It was a direct confirmation to Butler as the original claimant.
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flppeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. The court below erred in holding the confirmation to be to James Bankson, assignee-of John Butler. John Butler was the original claimant in 1806 ; James Bankson was a second claimant in 1811. The first and second claims, if ever made, were directly in conflict, and the board granted the land to John Butler and his legal representatives. It was a direct confirmation to Butler as the original claimant. (Strother v. Lucas, 12 Pet. 453; Bissell v. Penrose, 8 How. 338; Landes v. Brant, 10 How. 370; Hogan v. Page, 2 Wall. 606.) H. In this case there was an…
1Opinion of the CourtCurrier, Judge
This is an ejectment suit for two hundred arpents of land in township 45, St. Louis county, located under New Madrid certificate of re-location No. 511. This certificate was issued under the act of Congress of February 17, 1815, and supplementary acts, in lieu of lands in New Madrid county which had been injured by earthquakes. The plaintiffs seek to deduce title to the premises in suit through John Butler, who acquired an interest in the New Madrid lands in virtue of a Spanish permission of settlement granted April 16, 1801. This inception of title is conceded. The defendants, however,…
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- Strother v. LucasSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- Hogan v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
- Vallé's Administratrix v. American Iron Mountain Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1858
- Boone v. MooreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1851
- Hogan v. PageSupreme Court of Missouri · 1855
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- Jenkins v. John Taylor Dry Goods Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1944