Myers v. Schuchmann
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Carroll Circuit Court.— Eon. Jno. P. Butter, Judge. (1) The body of land to which plaintiff showed paper title was not all washed away by the Missouri river, there being a small portion of the original land left, together with a large amount of accretions that had formed before the river cut away the greater part of Saline Point.
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Appeal from Carroll Circuit Court.— Eon. Jno. P. Butter, Judge. (1) The body of land to which plaintiff showed paper title was not all washed away by the Missouri river, there being a small portion of the original land left, together with a large amount of accretions that had formed before the river cut away the greater part of Saline Point. Then the action of the river by accretion re-formed against the part so left, the original land, and hence plaintiff was entitled to at least the original amount of land embraced in his deeds. Berne v. Miller, 149 Mo. 228; Gorton v. Rice, 153 Mo. 676;…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
This is an action of ejectment for the- possession of the southeast quarter of section fifteen in township fifty-three of range twenty west, in Carroll county, Missouri. ■
The defendant Schuchmann was at the time of the institution of the suit the tenant in possession of his co-tenants, Rader, Dines and Davis. The three last named answered jointly, and in their answer admit the possession of the land, but deny all other allegations in the petition. The answer then proceeds as follows:
“These defendants state that plaintiff claims land in controversy under and by virtue of a deed of Samuel…
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