Meyer v. Campbell
Supreme Court of Missouri
APPEAL FROM, ST. LOUIS CIRCUIT COURT. STATEMENT OF' THE CASE. In this ease, the-plaintiffs below, appellees brought their action, of ejectment against the-defondant. Both parties claimed through Samuel Hammond as the common sourco of title.
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APPEAL FROM, ST. LOUIS CIRCUIT COURT. STATEMENT OF' THE CASE. In this ease, the-plaintiffs below, appellees brought their action, of ejectment against the-defondant. Both parties claimed through Samuel Hammond as the common sourco of title. To show title, plaintiffs offered in evidence— 1st. A judgment in St. Louis circuit court of Relf, Chew and Clark, dated August 30th, 1819, for $6841 81 ,J, in which caso a writ of error was taken to the supreme court, bail in error given,, and tho case continued from term to term. 2d. A judgment of the supremo court, affirming tho former judgment, dated…
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Napton
delivered the opinion of the -court.
The principal question in this case is, whether the lien of -the judgment obtained by Relf & Chew in 1819, was enforced by the execution which issued upon the judgment of the supreme court in 1823 -affirming the former judgment. -
The’law relating to the manner of executing the judgments of appellate courts in Missouri, has not been materially changed since the act of Oct. 1,1804, under the first grade of territorial government. The fourth section of that act provided, that “on all writs of -error, it shall be lawful for the general court to…
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