Legal Opinion

Brown v. Weare

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided April 18, 1941PublishedCited by 87 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.

This is an action to quiet title to land in Lincoln County. The land includes a strip 100 feet wide which had formerly been used for a railroad right of way and also a parcel adjoining the right of way which had been used by the railroad company for station purposes at the town of Silex. All the land had been abandoned for railroad purposes before this action was instituted. Plaintiff’s title to the right of way strip is not questioned. The parcel used for station grounds is the subject of dispute.

In 1883 defendant Weare, the common source of title, for a consideration of one dollar, granted…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Kellogg v. MalinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1872
  2. Snoddy v. BolenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
  3. London v. G. L. Anderson Brass WorksSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
  4. Quinn v. Pere Marquette Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1931
  5. Paine v. Consumers' Forwarding & Storage Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1895

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  4. Glosemeyer v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2000
  5. Eureka Real Estate & Investment Co. v. Southern Real Estate & Financial Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1947

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