Gaskins v. Williams
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court. — Hon. Henry C. Riley, Judge. (1) The plat shows on its face that it was not a gift to the county of the land in question, but a conditional offer to give to the county, the condition being that the county use the land for court house purposes, that is,, place a court house on this land, and until the offer was accepted by the county on the terms on which it was offered, the title did not pass to the county.
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Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court. — Hon. Henry C. Riley, Judge. (1) The plat shows on its face that it was not a gift to the county of the land in question, but a conditional offer to give to the county, the condition being that the county use the land for court house purposes, that is,, place a court house on this land, and until the offer was accepted by the county on the terms on which it was offered, the title did not pass to the county. Landis v. Hamilton, 77 Mo. 555; Baumán v. Boeckler, 119 Mo. 189; Kemper v. Collins, 97 Mo. 644; Baker v. Yanderburg, 99 Mo. 378; .Miller v. McCaleb,…
1Opinion of the CourtFerriss, J.
— In 1895, Granville M. Hayes and other owners of certain lands in Pemiscot county caused said lands to be surveyed and laid off into town lots, establishing the town of Gayoso City, now Hayti, in said county. Said owners caused a plat to be made, *566designating thereon the streets, alleys, blocks and lots; among others, a block known as, Block 29, which said block, as it appeared on said plat, had inscribed thereon the following: “Dedicated to Pemiscot county for court house purposes.” The following indorsement was placed on the plat and signed by the owners: “We, the undersigned, hereby…
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