Lynde v. Williams
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to Linn Circuit Court. — Hon. G. D. Burgess, Judge. This action was brought against Williams, the occupant, and afterwards Erskine, his landlord, was, by agreement, made a party defendant.
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Error to Linn Circuit Court. — Hon. G. D. Burgess, Judge. This action was brought against Williams, the occupant, and afterwards Erskine, his landlord, was, by agreement, made a party defendant. The deeds relied on by plaintiff, as color of title, to make out title by adverse possession under the statute of limitations, were the following : From the register of lands to A. H. Donahoe, of date January 2nd, 1856, for the east half of section 36; from A. H. Donahoe to Stephen Donahoe, of date February 10th, 1857, for the same; from Stephen Donahoe to William S. Donahoe, of date May 24th, 1858,…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, C. J.
Ejectment for 100 acres of land, a plat of which is hereto annexed. The suit was brought September 2nd, 1870.
i. linn county PROBATE COURT: execution sales,
We do not regard Erskine as having acquired any interest in, or right of possession to, the land by reason of his purchase from N. D. Stephenson, who a . . bought W m. b. Donahoes interest m the
east half of section 36, at sheriff’s sale in 1862; and for this reason : The general law respecting execution sales, requires them to be made at the court house door on some day during the term of the circuit court of the county, &c. 1 Wag. Stat., §…
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