Biddle v. Mellon
Supreme Court of Missouri
ERROR TO ST. LOUIS CIRCUIT COURT. This was an action of ejectment. The plaintiff below declared for about fourteen feet of ground lying on the east side of Main street, in St. Louis, "bounded on the south by the southern line of Glamorgan’s survey,” and north by a lot formerly of James McGunnegle, deceased.
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ERROR TO ST. LOUIS CIRCUIT COURT. This was an action of ejectment. The plaintiff below declared for about fourteen feet of ground lying on the east side of Main street, in St. Louis, "bounded on the south by the southern line of Glamorgan’s survey,” and north by a lot formerly of James McGunnegle, deceased. He gave evidence that.he had been in possession of said land from 1825 to 1847 ; and there was also evidence tending to show that the northern line of his possession had been fixed and established during the life-time of James McGunnegle-prior to 1825, and that evei since that time his…
1Opinion of the CourtBirch, J.
We are of opinion that twenty continuous years’adverse possession of land, confers upon the possessor an absolute title,(a) against all persons unexcepted by the terms of our statutes. The instructions given by the Circuit Court were therefore correct, as was also its declension to give those asked by the defendant, and its judgment is consequently affirmed.
RYLAND, J.
I give no opinion in this case.(a) Blair v. Smith, 16 Mo. R. 273; Scruggs v. Scruggs, 41 Mo. R. 242; Pease v. Lawson, 35 Mo. R. 35; Harrison v. Cachlin, 35 Mo. R. 77; Knowlton v. Smith, 36 Mo. R. 507.
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