Welch v. Veasley
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court. — -Hon. Sterling II. McCarty, Judge. (1) Tlie court erred in permitting* Prank Scott to testify as to the letter and its contents. Parol evidence is not admissible to establish the existence of' such writing (where denied), or the contents thereof. The writing itself must be produced. Sec. 2783, R. S. 1909; Duncan v., Spencer, 211 S. W. 698; Reigart v Coke Co., 217 Mo. 142; Anderson v. Hall, 2:73 Mo. 307; Cement.
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Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court. — -Hon. Sterling II. McCarty, Judge. (1) Tlie court erred in permitting* Prank Scott to testify as to the letter and its contents. Parol evidence is not admissible to establish the existence of' such writing (where denied), or the contents thereof. The writing itself must be produced. Sec. 2783, R. S. 1909; Duncan v., Spencer, 211 S. W. 698; Reigart v Coke Co., 217 Mo. 142; Anderson v. Hall, 2:73 Mo. 307; Cement. Company v. Kreis, 261 Mo. 170; Carrick v. Mincke, 60 Mo. App. 140. To allow the existence, terms, and conditions, of a written authority to rest…
1Opinion of the Court
This action concerns the ownership, between plaintiff and defendant, of Lot 1, in Block 31, in Hunter's Addition to the City of Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Missouri.
Suit to quiet title thereto was brought by plaintiff in the circuit court of said county, June 23, 1917, in two counts, one to quiet the title under the provisions of Section 2535, Revised Statutes 1909, and the other to recover possession, damages, monthly rent, etc., until the possession of said lot was restored.
Defendant pleaded in his answer that on July 28, 1916, and now, he was the owner and in the lawful possession of…
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