Dixon v. Hunter
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court. — Hon. Henry C. Riley, Judge. (1) The contents of lost and destroyed judgments may be shown by parol. Gribson v. Vaugbn, 61 Mo. 418; Kidd v. Gluibar, 63 Mo. 342; McClanahan v. West, 100 Mo. 321. (2) The tax deed was prima facie evidence only of the matters therein recited, and that the law required to be recited, and no more.
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Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court. — Hon. Henry C. Riley, Judge. (1) The contents of lost and destroyed judgments may be shown by parol. Gribson v. Vaugbn, 61 Mo. 418; Kidd v. Gluibar, 63 Mo. 342; McClanahan v. West, 100 Mo. 321. (2) The tax deed was prima facie evidence only of the matters therein recited, and that the law required to be recited, and no more. See. 3150, R. S. 1899; Powell v. Greenstreet, 95 Mo. 15. (3) All the proceedings being' regular up to the making of the tax deed, the court had the power and authority, under the provisions of sec. 3218, Revised Statutes 1899, to order…
1Opinion of the CourtLamm, J.
A decree, nisi, went in plaintiffs’ favor in a suit under section 650, Revised Statutes 1899, to try, ascertain and determine the estate and interest of plaintiffs and defendant, respectively, in one hundred and twenty acres of described land in Pemiscot county. Prom that decree, defendant appeals in due form and time.
The original plaintiffs were Edgar Gr. Sugg and the widow and children of John E. Dixon, deceased. Sugg died pending the litigation. Thereupon his death was suggested, and on motion of Mary Baker, his daughter, and W. T. Sugg, his son, they entered their appearance and were made…
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