Soulard v. Clark
Supreme Court of Missouri
•Appeal from St. Louis Court of Common Pleas. This was an action of ejectment, brought-in 1848, to recover a parcel of land of one arpent in front on Carondelet avenue, in the southern part of the city of St. Louis, by two arpens in depth, in the possession of the defendant.
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•Appeal from St. Louis Court of Common Pleas. This was an action of ejectment, brought-in 1848, to recover a parcel of land of one arpent in front on Carondelet avenue, in the southern part of the city of St. Louis, by two arpens in depth, in the possession of the defendant. The plaintiffs are tlie legal representatives of Antoine Soulard, and exhibited the following evidences of title : 1. A concession to Antoine Soulard, from Zenon Trudeau, dated August 7, 1798, for 14 by 15 arpens. 2. A survey made by Soulard in January, 1800, of the land conceded, the quantity embraced by which survey was…
1Opinion of the CourtScott, Judge
This controversy involves the comparative merits of titles under the act of the 13th of June, 1812, resting upon bare inhabitation, cultivation or possession, without any proofs before the recorder of land titles under the aet of 26th of May, 1824, and a confirmation under the act of 29th of April, 1816, or of the 4th of July, 1836. The claims of both parties to this suit were barred and made void by the aet of the 3d of March, 1807, for the reason that notices, in writing, and the written evidences of their claims, were not delivered to the recorder of land titles prior to the 1st of July,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gurno v. JanisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1840
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