Robert Jackson Real Estate Co. v. James

DOWD, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from the judgment entered by the circuit court in equity finding that “all right, title, claim and interest in and to the private road known as Walnut Valley Road is vested in Defendants, Ronald W. James and Dorothy A. James, his wife, in fee simple absolute and to the exclusion of all others.” We find error and reverse the judgment of the circuit court.

The dispute between the parties involves the issue of ownership of Walnut Valley Road, a private road located in St. Louis County, which abuts the property belonging to lot owners 4, 5 and 12 of Melrose Woods…