Harris v. Sconce
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Shannon Circuit Court. — Hon. W. N. Evans, Judge. (1) The court committed errorin admittingthedeed from Jesse Butz to plaintiff to be readin evidence. This deed does n.ot express on its face to be sealed, and the grantor affixed thereto only a scroll. R. S., sec. 2388; Cartmill v. Hopkins, 2 Mo. 220; Grimsley v. Riley, 5 Mo. 280; Walker v. Keile, 8 Mo. 301; Glascock v. Glascock, 8 Mo. 577; State ex rel. v. Thompson, 49 Mo. 188; Dickens v. Miller, 12 Mo.
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Appeal from the Shannon Circuit Court. — Hon. W. N. Evans, Judge. (1) The court committed errorin admittingthedeed from Jesse Butz to plaintiff to be readin evidence. This deed does n.ot express on its face to be sealed, and the grantor affixed thereto only a scroll. R. S., sec. 2388; Cartmill v. Hopkins, 2 Mo. 220; Grimsley v. Riley, 5 Mo. 280; Walker v. Keile, 8 Mo. 301; Glascock v. Glascock, 8 Mo. 577; State ex rel. v. Thompson, 49 Mo. 188; Dickens v. Miller, 12 Mo. App. 408. (2) The court erred in refusing to give defendants’ instruction. McMenamy v. Cohick, 1 Mo. App. 529; Cochran v.…
1Opinion of the CourtRombauer, P. J.
The petition seeks to recover treble damages for the wrongful cutting of timber on plaintiff’s lands. The answer denies the plaintiff’s title, and sets up adverse title in the defendants and others. The cause was tried by the court without a jury. At the close of the evidence the defendants asked the court to declare as the law. that under the pleadings and evidence the plaintiff could not recover, and also that, if the court found that the defendants had actual possession of the lands when they cut the timber and that such, possession was adverse to the plaintiff, then the plaintiff could…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Flesh v. LindsaySupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- More v. PerrySupreme Court of Missouri · 1875
- Cochran v. WhitesidesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1864
- Deland v. VanstoneMissouri Court of Appeals · 1887
- Lindenbower v. BentleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
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- Lewis v. MasonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2018