Massey v. Scott
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. To have been strictly regular and formal, the judgment should have ordered a special execution upon the property attached. But the omission in the form of the judgment could not vacate the attachment lien. It was one of those irregularities in form which might at any time have been corrected nunc pro tunc.
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Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. To have been strictly regular and formal, the judgment should have ordered a special execution upon the property attached. But the omission in the form of the judgment could not vacate the attachment lien. It was one of those irregularities in form which might at any time have been corrected nunc pro tunc. This order for a general execution includes a warrant for one of more limited or special character, as the minor warrant is obviously comprised under the greater. ^(2 Greene, Iowa, 385.) I. The ease of Oornill v. Doolittle, 2 Greene, 385, relied on by…
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, Judge
This was ejectment for land in Webster county, the case having been sent to the Greene Circuit Court by ehange of venue.
*280It was admitted that R. M. Jones was the common source of title. The plaintiff relied on a deed executed to him by Jones, of date January 1, 1868. It was admitted that defendant was in possession of the premises at the commencement of the suit, as tenant of A. Caldwell, and that the value of the rents and profits was $60 per annum.
The defendant relied on a deed to' his landlord, Caldwell, for said premises, from the sheriff of Webster county, dated April 25, 1866, which…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cooper v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Hollingsworth v. BarbourSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
- Clark v. HollidaySupreme Court of Missouri · 1846
3Cited by6 opinions
- Hagerman v. SuttonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- Freeman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
- Burnett v. McClueySupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- State ex rel. Walsh v. VogelMissouri Court of Appeals · 1883
- Bray v. McClurySupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
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