Ridgeway v. Holliday
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. From the time Bennett paid the purchase money, and as owner went into possession, which was open and notorious, until the time when Ridgeway’s tenant was sued in ejectment by Voteau from October or November, 1859, to March 15th, 1870, was a period of more than ten years. There was nothing in the future for the vendee, on his part, to perform, to entitle him to a deed.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. From the time Bennett paid the purchase money, and as owner went into possession, which was open and notorious, until the time when Ridgeway’s tenant was sued in ejectment by Voteau from October or November, 1859, to March 15th, 1870, was a period of more than ten years. There was nothing in the future for the vendee, on his part, to perform, to entitle him to a deed. The statute of-limitations began to run from said date of possession in favor of the vendee, and after running for said period of ten years, and more, gives said vendee, or to plaintiff…
1Opinion of the CourtHough, Judge
This was an action of ejectment. It appears that in October or November, 1859, one Halford, step-son of Benjamin F. Toteau who then lived in the State of California, acting under a power of attorney from said Yoteáu which was defectively acknowledged, sold to a man named Bennett, the premises in controversy, received the consideration and put Bennett in possession. No deed was made in consequence of the defect in the acknowledgment of the power of attorney; but Halford promised to send and get a deed from Totean or a formal power of attorney and execute a deed himself, which was never done.…
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