Brown v. Baldwin
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Madison Circuit Court. — Hon. James D. Eon, Judge. (1) Appellants maintain that under the petition and subsequent pleadings in this cause the court should, have re-examined the title to the land described in petition, if for no other purpose than to rightly determine the question of good faith on the part of appellants in making the improvements for which they are asking compensation.
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Appeal from Madison Circuit Court. — Hon. James D. Eon, Judge. (1) Appellants maintain that under the petition and subsequent pleadings in this cause the court should, have re-examined the title to the land described in petition, if for no other purpose than to rightly determine the question of good faith on the part of appellants in making the improvements for which they are asking compensation. Under this point will be found the authorities in support of a liberal interpretation of the statute relating to compensation for improvements made in good faith by occupying claimant; also the…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.
This is a proceeding under the •statute of this state for the value of improvements by the losing parties in an action of ejectment, decided in this court in Pool v. Brown, 98 Mo. 675. The improvements consist of a large stave factory, including the machinery used in manufacturing staves, the engines, boilers, kilns, buildings, etc., estimated to be worth $35,000 or $40,000. A temporary injunction was granted which was dissolved on final hearing and judgment rendered in favor of the defendants herein, the plaintiffs in the ejectment suit.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Maupin v. EmmonsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
- Cole v. JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1876
- Lee v. BowmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
- Drey v. DoyleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1889
- Hatcher v. BriggsOregon Supreme Court · 1876
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- Shanklin v. WardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1921
- Richmond v. AshcraftMissouri Court of Appeals · 1909
- Martin v. McCabeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1948
- Williams v. SandsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1913
- Raney v. Home InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1922
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