Kehde v. Vaudeville Theatre Co.

This is an appeal by plaintiffs from a judgment on demurrer to their petition. The nature of the action can best be disclosed by the pleading, an abridgment of which follows:

“Plaintiffs state that on the 21st day of February, 1911, Julius Gates was the owner of the following described tract of land, hereinafter referred to as Gates Tract: [Here follows a description of a lot of ground in City Block 132 of the city of St. Louis, having a front of 35 feet on the north line of Walnut Street.]

“That on the 23rd day of February, 1911, Albert Block was the owner of the following described tract of…