Naffzieger v. Reed
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, Hickory Circuit Court. — Hon. W. I. Wallace, Judge. Judge Selvidge had no jurisdiction in the case of Crank v. Naffzieger and consequently the decree rendered by him is void.
1Opinion of the CourtBlack, J.
— This is an action of ejectment. The defendants pnt in evidence a decree of the circuit court of Hickory county in a suit wherein John D. Crank and others were plaintiffs and Naffzieger and Masser were defendants, divesting the title to the lands in suit out of defendants and investing it in the plaintiffs. The contention is that the decree is void because rendered by a special judge, when the case should have been heard by the regular judge. The defendants in that case applied for a change of venue on the ground of prejudice of Judge Fyan, the then judge of that circuit; and thereupon the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1879
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