Gray v. Temple
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to St. Louis Land Court. The authorities referred to by defendant in no way affect this question, for metes and bounds in this case are as much for plaintiff as for defendant, and the principle, in the cases referred to, will help neither party. In the absence of authority in point for this case, it is left to stand upon the particular words and terms of the deed.
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Error to St. Louis Land Court. The authorities referred to by defendant in no way affect this question, for metes and bounds in this case are as much for plaintiff as for defendant, and the principle, in the cases referred to, will help neither party. In the absence of authority in point for this case, it is left to stand upon the particular words and terms of the deed. (Smith v. Smith, 4 Bibb, 81; Grant v. Combs, 6 Mon. 281; Gilmore v. Morgan, 2 J. J. Mar. 65.) The legal effect of the words in the description of the land conveyed by the deed of Pryor Quarles to Robert Quarles, is to carry to…
1Opinion of the CourtBay, Judge
Plaintiff filed a bill in the St. Louis Land Court to restrain defendant from cutting timber upon land therein described, which he alleged belonged to him. Defendant in his answer denies having cut any timber upon any land of the plaintiff, and alleges that the land upon which he did cut timber was his own land, and not the property of the plaintiff.
It appears from the record in the case, that on the 15th May, 1819, Eufus Easton and wife, conveyed to one Pryor Quarles a certain tract of land, which in the deed of conveyance is described as follows :
“A certain tract or parcel of land situate…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Davis v. RainsfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1821
- Jackson ex dem. Suffern v. McConnellNew York Supreme Court · 1838
- Preston's Heirs v. BowmarSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
- Smith v. EvansSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1813
- Howe v. BassMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1807
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Cashion v. MeredithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933
- Whitehead v. RaganSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Pruitt v. St. Johns Levee & Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of Missouri · 1937
- Koch v. GordonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1910
- Hausmann v. AdamsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1896
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