Macom v. Brewster
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Butler Circuit Court. — Hon. J. P. Foard, Judge. (1) The court erred in refusing to permit appellants to prove that the city had passed an ordinance to pave Davidson Street, as this would have shown that this street had been recognized by the city where it is now located.
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Appeal from Butler Circuit Court. — Hon. J. P. Foard, Judge. (1) The court erred in refusing to permit appellants to prove that the city had passed an ordinance to pave Davidson Street, as this would have shown that this street had been recognized by the city where it is now located. Mayville v. Truex, 235 Mo. 619. (2) The court erred in permitting the plat made by Thornes to he introduced in 'evidence, for the reason that it was not shown to be correct, and was not a plat of the addition containing the lots and streets in dispute. (3) The court erred in finding for the defendant on the first…
1Opinion of the CourtBond, P. J.
I. At a partition sale plaintiffs and defendant acquired title to adjoining lots, numbered 32 and 39, of Davidson’s Addition to the city of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. On July 14, 1913, commissioner’s deeds to said lots 32 and 39 were duly executed and delivered to plaintiffs and defendant, respectively. Each deed located the lot then conveyed according to the measurements stated in the plat. Afterwards a house was built on what was shown by the plat of the subdivision to be lot 39. On March 4th, 1914, a dispute having arisen over the boundary line, this suit was *619instituted. The petition seeks to…
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- Miller v. HalleranMissouri Court of Appeals · 1925