Richards v. Earls

Action to quiet and determine title to certain real estate in New Madrid county. The petition is in usual form under Section 1520, Revised Statutes 1929 (Mo. Stat. Ann., sec. 1520, p. 1682). It alleged that plaintiffs were the owners in fee simple of the lands described; that defendants were in possession and claimed some right, title and interest therein, adverse and prejudicial to plaintiffs. Plaintiffs prayed judgment for title and possession; that defendants be enjoined and estopped from hereafter setting up any claim, right, title or interest. The petition closed with a prayer for…