City of St. Louis v. St. Louis-Blast Furnace Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel G. Taylor, Judge. (1) An action for the recovery of possession of land 'may be maintained against any person not having a better title thereto, in all cases .where the plaintiff claims possession thereof under or by virtue of a confirmation made .under the laws 'of the United States.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel G. Taylor, Judge. (1) An action for the recovery of possession of land 'may be maintained against any person not having a better title thereto, in all cases .where the plaintiff claims possession thereof under or by virtue of a confirmation made .under the laws 'of the United States. R. S. 1909, sec. 2383; Janis v. Gfurno, 4 Mo. 458. (2) The Act of June 13,1812 (2 U. S. Stat. at L. 748), and the supplementary acts of May 26, 1824 (4 U. S. Stat. at L. 65), and of January 27, 1831 (U. S. Stat. at L. 435), operated ex proprio vigore to…
1Opinion of the Court
VALLIANT, J.-
— This is an action in ejectment. The land in suit, as described in the petition, lies between the east line of what was block 12 of Eiler’s survey of the village of Carondelet (now block 2976 of the *10city of St. Louis) and the Mississippi river, bounded south by the north line of Soper street extended to the river, east by the river, north by the south line of Kansas street, and west by the west line of what is now Front street, the same being designated on Eiler’s map as a “Towpath” or “Water Street.” It is an accretion to the land covered by the towpath and an accretion to…
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- Kissell v. Board of President of the St. Louis Public SchoolsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1852
- City of Carondelet v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1857
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