Simpson v. Stoddard County
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Stoddard Circuit Court . — Eon. J. L, Fort, Judge. (1) The lands in controversy could be disposed of only in the manner prescribed by law.
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Appeal from Stoddard Circuit Court . — Eon. J. L, Fort, Judge. (1) The lands in controversy could be disposed of only in the manner prescribed by law. State ex rel. v. New Madrid County, 51 Mo. 82; School Fund v. Crumb, 157 Mo. 561. (2) The county court of Stoddard county was powerless to avail itself of the provisions of the Act of March 10, 1869, at the date of the Eltzroth compromise, for the reason that the patent provided for in said act had not been executed and delivered' to the county. Section 1 directs the preparation of patents for the purpose of conveying- all the title and…
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
These eases originated in Stoddard county, Missouri. The questions involved in both cases, being practically the same, they were consolidated by agreement of the parties, with the consent of the court, and tried as one case.
The suits in these cases were instituted to quiet title to certain lands set out in the petition, located in Stoddard county, Missouri. The lands involved in this controversy are what are known as swamp or overflowed lands. The petitions in the two cases, as well as the answers, present practically the same questions, and there being no point presented for review upon the…
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