Legal Opinion

Chaput v. Bock

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided November 29, 1909PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Wm. M. Kinsey, Judge. (1) It was error for tbe court below to render judgment dismissing the suit on judgment on the plea in abatement and refusing plaintiffs leave to file amended petition. (2) The suit involving one entire undivided tract, United States Survey No. 1583, plaintiffs had the right to join in one suit all persons who claimed any part, parcel or interest therein.

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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Wm. M. Kinsey, Judge. (1) It was error for tbe court below to render judgment dismissing the suit on judgment on the plea in abatement and refusing plaintiffs leave to file amended petition. (2) The suit involving one entire undivided tract, United States Survey No. 1583, plaintiffs had the right to join in one suit all persons who claimed any part, parcel or interest therein. The statute itself is broad enough to allow all parties claiming an interest in U. S. Survey No. 1583, to be made parties to the suit. Huff v. Laclede, L. & I. Co., 157…

1Opinion of the Court

GANTT, J. —

-This is an action under section 650, Revised Statutes 1899’, to determine the title to a large tract of land in the city of St. Louis, described in the petition as all of United States Survey number 1583, as the same is recorded in survey record number four at page 45, in the office of the recorder of deeds of the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, being a tract of land 385 feet wide and about 7,800 feet long, fronting on Finney avenue and running from a point about 400 feet east of Grand avenue westwardly. The action was brought against 498 .defendants, all of whom, it is…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hale v. AllinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  2. Mullen v. HewittSupreme Court of Missouri · 1890
  3. Sutton v. CasseleggiSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
  4. Illinois Steel Co. v. SchroederWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
  5. Gardner v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Troll v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
  2. Peniston v. Hydraulic Press Brick Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1911
  3. Trefny v. EichenseerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
  4. Essen v. AdamsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1938
  5. Inzerillo v. C., B. Q.R.R. Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1931

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