Beeler v. Cardwell

This case was once before in this court, and the decision in it is reported in 29 Mo. 72. After the cause was remanded to the Jefferson Circuit Court, it was again tried and a verdict and judgment given for the plaintiff, from which judgment the defendants appeal to this court. Upon the new trial the facts do not differ materially from those which appeared at the first trial.

The court instructed the jury as follows :

“ 1. If the jury find for the plaintiff, then the true measure of his recovery will be the value of the rent of the land for the time it was cultivated and occupied by the…