Orchard v. Laclede Land & Improvement Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Reynolds Circuit Court. — Now. E. M. Dearing, Judge. (1) The order of publication in suit No. 19 is in no way identified with the one upon which the judgment in case No. 90 is predicated. (2) The description of the land in the order of publication in tax suit No. 19' is sufficient.
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Appeal from Reynolds Circuit Court. — Now. E. M. Dearing, Judge. (1) The order of publication in suit No. 19 is in no way identified with the one upon which the judgment in case No. 90 is predicated. (2) The description of the land in the order of publication in tax suit No. 19' is sufficient. Sanzenbacher v. Sant huff, 220 Mo.. 283; State ex rel. v. (Vail, 120 Mo. 49; Miller v. Keaton, 236 Mo. 706. (3) The record of an order of’publication is not required by law and is not evidence of the contents of a published order. Davidson v. Land Co., 253 Mo. 231. (4) Where the juris•diction of a court…
1Opinion of the Court
ROY, C.
Defendant has appealed from a judgment against it in a suit to quiet title to the southwest quarter of section 22, township 31, range 2 west, in Reynolds County.
The plaintiff put in evidence a complete chain of title from the Government to himself, which showed that one Alonzo T. Slaight acquired the title on February 8, 1881, and that plaintiff acquired Slaight’s title in 1911.
The defendant put in evidence a sheriff’s deed purporting to convey the land to the defendant. It was dated November 29, 1887, and recited that it was made in pursuance of a sale of the land under an execution…
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- Van Natta v. Harroun Real Estate Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1909
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