Legal Opinion

McCartney's v. Alderson

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 15, 1869PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Sixth District Court. cited Wood v. Dalton, 26 Mo. 582 ; Pentz v. Kuester, 41 Mo. 450 ; Burns v. Patrick, 27 . Mo. 434 ; Reed v. Bell, 26 Mo. 218. cited Gen. Stat. 1865, ch. 187, § 36 ; Garrison y.

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Appeal from Sixth District Court. cited Wood v. Dalton, 26 Mo. 582 ; Pentz v. Kuester, 41 Mo. 450 ; Burns v. Patrick, 27 . Mo. 434 ; Reed v. Bell, 26 Mo. 218. cited Gen. Stat. 1865, ch. 187, § 36 ; Garrison y. Savignac, 25 Mo. 47; Ber-necker v. Miller & Miller, 40 Mo. 473 ; Goerges v. Hufsclnnidt, 44 Mo. 179 ; Bartlett v. Draper, 23 Mo. 409 ; Spalding v. May-hall, 27 Mo. 380; King’s Adm’r v. St. Louis Gas Company, 34 Mo. 304; Keyscr v. Rawlings, 22 Mo. 126,136; Draper v. Shoot, 25 Mo. 203-4 ; Menkens y. Ovenkouse, 22 Mo. 70; Williams y. Dougan, 20 Mo. 186 ; Johnson v. Prewitt, 32 Mo. 554 ;…

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This was an action for wrongful disseizin and detainer of a vacant town lot in St. Charles, tried on certiorari, in the St. Charles Circuit Court, where the plaintiff obtained judgment, which judgment was affirmed by a divided opinion of the District Court.

' It appears ths.t some fifteen years since, McCartney purchased mf one Ellen Taylor two adjoining town lots in St. Charles, and that both lots were embraced in the same deed. Upon one of them was a house which had been occupied by Mrs. Taylor, but it does not clearly appear that McCartney ever has had actual possession — at least, he has…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Krevet v. MeyerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1856
  2. Bartlett v. DraperSupreme Court of Missouri · 1856
  3. Spalding v. MayhallSupreme Court of Missouri · 1858
  4. Warren v. Ritter & RitterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1848
  5. Beeler v. CardwellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1859

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  2. Ray v. BlackmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1906
  3. Miller v. NorthupSupreme Court of Missouri · 1872
  4. May v. LuckettSupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
  5. Sexton v. HullMissouri Court of Appeals · 1891

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