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Straub v. Soderer

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 15, 1873PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. “ When one either sells or rents to another,- premises surrounded by the vendor’s or landlord’s land, a right of ingress and egress to and from such premises over the property of the vendor or landlords, is by law a part and parcel of the right acquired. This right extends to all who have reasonable cause to use the same.”

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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. “ When one either sells or rents to another,- premises surrounded by the vendor’s or landlord’s land, a right of ingress and egress to and from such premises over the property of the vendor or landlords, is by law a part and parcel of the right acquired. This right extends to all who have reasonable cause to use the same.” If a landlord lets premises with an existing nuisance upon it, he is personally responsible to anyone who receives any injury thereby. (Addison on Wrongs, 137-138.) II. The defendant having provided this passage as a means of access…

1Opinion of the CourtEwing, Judge

This is an action to recover damages for the death of the husband of plaintiff, based upon the third section of the Damage Act.

The material averments of the petition are, that the defendant at the time of the death of the plaintiff’s husband ivas the owner of a certain tract of land situated in the City of St. Louis, bounded on the South by Morgan street, on the East by 24th street, on the West by 25th street, and on the North by a public alley ; that defendant had on said premises a large number of houses that were occupied by different persons as his tenants; that many of said tenants had,…

2Cited by16 opinions

  1. Means v. Southern California Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Barney v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
  3. Kelly v. BenasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
  4. Overholt v. ViethsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
  5. Moore v. Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1884

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