Paddleford v. Dunn
Supreme Court of Missouri
APPEAL from St. Louis Circuit Court. STATEMENT OT THE CASE. On March 6, 1849, Dunn filed his deed in ejectment, against the plaintiff in error, in the St. Louis circultcourt, to recover possession of the north subdivision of fractional block No. 04, containing four and thirteen hundredth acres, according to Deward’s survey of the St. Louis common.
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APPEAL from St. Louis Circuit Court. STATEMENT OT THE CASE. On March 6, 1849, Dunn filed his deed in ejectment, against the plaintiff in error, in the St. Louis circultcourt, to recover possession of the north subdivision of fractional block No. 04, containing four and thirteen hundredth acres, according to Deward’s survey of the St. Louis common. The plaintiff offered, in evidence, to maintain his right to the possession— 1st. The record and proceedings before the United States Eecorder of land titles. 2nd. Copy of Mackay’s'survey of said common. 3d. Copy of United States survey of said…
1Opinion of the Court
Birch, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court. .
Respecting the point which is alone here pressed to a decision, we are of opinion that the first section of the “act to quiet vexatious land litigations,” approved February 2, 1847, cannot be applied to a case like the present without a violation of that provision of the State Constitution which, in additional prohibition against “ex-post facto laws” and “laws impairing the obligation of contracts,” inhibits the legislature from passing any law “retrospective in its operation.”
It may be added, on the contrary, though perhaps, without such entire…
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