Legal Opinion
Stonum v. Davis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided April 3, 1941PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Lizzie O. Stonum, as holder of the record title, instituted this action on August 12, 1938, in ejectment and to quiet title against Sam Davis, who interposed the defense of title by adverse possession since July 22, 1926 (Sec. 1002, R.S. 1939, Mo. Stat. Ann., p. 1121, the ten-year Statute of Limitations with respect to lands). Plaintiff appealed from a judgment for defendant.
The case was submitted on stipulated facts. The lands involved are part of the swamp and overflowed lands passing from the United States to the State of Missouri and from the State of Missouri to Dunklin County. The lands…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Gibson v. ChouteauSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Grignon's Lessee v. ASTORSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
- United States v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Wright v. RoseberrySupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- French v. FyanSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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3Cited by1 opinion
- City of South Greenfield v. CagleMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979