Peck v. Lockridge
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court — Hon. T. A. Hill, Judge. (1) The commissioner’s deed to Thomas J. Lock-ridge, the deed from said Lockridge to Nelson and from Nelson back to Lockridge, all purporting and undertaking to convey the entire interest in the land in controversy, and the deeds from said Lockridge to Parish and to Bartlett, conveying parts of the one hundred and sixty acres, together with the other acts of ownership, such as paying all taxes, making improvements,…
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court — Hon. T. A. Hill, Judge. (1) The commissioner’s deed to Thomas J. Lock-ridge, the deed from said Lockridge to Nelson and from Nelson back to Lockridge, all purporting and undertaking to convey the entire interest in the land in controversy, and the deeds from said Lockridge to Parish and to Bartlett, conveying parts of the one hundred and sixty acres, together with the other acts of ownership, such as paying all taxes, making improvements, etc., by said Lockridge in his lifetime, and by his widow and administrator after his death, were quite sufficient to…
1Opinion of the CourtRay, C. J.
This is an action of ejectment, brought by plaintiffs, who are husband and wife, against defendant, to recover the possession of the one-twentieth of one hundred and twenty acres of land, in the northwest quarter of section 15, township 49, range 33, in Jackson county, Missouri. The answer contained, first, a general denial, and then two other separate answers, the last of which is in the nature of the statute of limitations, with adverse possession for the statutory period under claim and color of title.
The facts necessary to present what we deem the controlling questions in the case, are,…
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- Campbell v. Laclede Gas Light Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1884
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- Lapeyre v. PaulSupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
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