Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad v. Smith
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Macon Circuit Court, Ejectment for the N.W. J of the N.W. ‡, and the E. J of the N.W. J, and the N.E. £ of the S.W. | of section 20, in township 68, and range 16, situate in Macon county in the State of Missouri. Entry laid October 2,1855. The respondent in his answer denied that appellant was entitled to the possession of said premises at the time alleged, or at any time since or prior thereto; and denied that he unlawfully withheld the possession thereof.
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Appeal from Macon Circuit Court, Ejectment for the N.W. J of the N.W. ‡, and the E. J of the N.W. J, and the N.E. £ of the S.W. | of section 20, in township 68, and range 16, situate in Macon county in the State of Missouri. Entry laid October 2,1855. The respondent in his answer denied that appellant was entitled to the possession of said premises at the time alleged, or at any time since or prior thereto; and denied that he unlawfully withheld the possession thereof. At the February term, 1866, the case was tried by the court sitting as a jury. The appellant, to show title in itself, read…
1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, Judge
This was an action of ejectment to recover possession of lands situate in the county of Macon, and claimed by the plaintiff under the acts of Congress of the 10th of June, 1852, and the 3d of August, 1854 (10 U. S. Stat. § 8, p. 346), granting to the State of Missouri a portion of the publifi lands in aid of the construction of certain railroads, and providing for a descriptive list of the lands granted, to be certified to the State from the General Land Office; and under an act of the General Assembly of the State, accepting the grant, and applying a portion thereof to the Hannibal and St.…
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