Schad v. Sharp
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Morgan Circuit Court. —How. E. L. Edwards, Judge. (1) The court erred in refusing instruction number one, asked by defendant. Taylor v. Zepp, 14 Mo. 487. (2) The court also erred in refusing instruction number three, as asked by defendant. Blair v. Smith, 16 Mo. 281. (3) Defendant’s instruction, number eight, was improperly refused.
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Appeal from Morgan Circuit Court. —How. E. L. Edwards, Judge. (1) The court erred in refusing instruction number one, asked by defendant. Taylor v. Zepp, 14 Mo. 487. (2) The court also erred in refusing instruction number three, as asked by defendant. Blair v. Smith, 16 Mo. 281. (3) Defendant’s instruction, number eight, was improperly refused. Turner r>. Balter, 64 Mo. 239; Lindell v. McLaughlin, 30 Mo. 32; Acton v. Dooley, 74 Mo. 68; Major v. Rice, 57 Mo. 384; Cole v. Parlter, 70 Mo. 373; McAninch v. Smith, 19 Mo. App. 244. (4) The amended answer to the original petition was •improperly…
1Opinion of the CourtBkace, J.
This is an action in ejectment to recover possession of a strip of land containing something less than one acre, the ownership of, which depends on the location of the line between the northwest quarter and the southwest quarter of section twenty-six, township forty-three, range sixteen, in Morgan county. The petition is in the usual form, the answer a general denial, with a plea of the statute of limitations. The adverse possession was denied in the reply. The case was tried before a jury, and the plaintiff obtained judgment, from which defendant appeals, and urges a reversal upon grounds…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Taylor v. ZeppSupreme Court of Missouri · 1851
- Acton v. DooleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1881
- Anderson v. McPikeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
- Gates v. TustenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- Jacobs v. MoseleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
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