Brothers v. Cunningham
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. Action at law by Jennie Brothers and Charles R. Brothers against Frank J. Cunningham and the Cunningham Rand & Improvement Company. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Per curiam
This is an action in ejectment, brought to recover 160 acres of land in Pemiscot county, Mo. The facts necessary to a decision are: Prior to April 15, 1871, William II. Priend was the owner of the land in controversy. He died February 22, 1876. Plaintiff in error Jennie Brothers is his daughter and sole heir at law. The question of fact presented on the record is: Did Friend die seised of the land in controversy, or had he theretofore conveyed it? Both parties claim title from Friend as the common source — plaintiff in error Jennie Brothers by inheritance; defendant in error the Cunningham…
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