Rice v. Griffith

After handing down an opinion affirming the judgment and decree nisi (144 S.W.2d 837), the Kansas City Court of Appeals certified this review here on the ground title to real estate in the appellate jurisdictional sense is involved. [Mo. Const., Art. 6, Sec. 12, Amend. 1884, Sec. 5.] Plaintiff, who prosecuted the appeal to the Court of Appeals, now maintains the review involves title to real estate. Defendants contend contra; and that, with the Court of Appeals having jurisdiction, its affirmance of the judgment nisi was final.

[1] Plaintiff instituted this action in the circuit court of…