Byrd v. Hall
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri; David P. Dyer, Judge. At Daw. Action of ejectment by Abraham R. Byrd against George Allen Hall and the Decatur Egg Case Company.
1Opinion of the Court
AMIDON, District Judge.
For convenience of reference we will again briefly state the long story that underlies this case. In May, 1871, William Sugg, “lawyer, merchant, and navigation contractor,” was the owner of 20,000 acres of swamp land in Dunklin county, Mo. He was also largely indebted to creditors for goods sold and delivered. Suits were pending upon these debts, and a term of court at which they would pass into judgment was to convene May 29th of that year. On the 27th of May William Sugg executed and delivered a deed of the above-described lands to his brother, Wiley P. Sugg. The…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Rutherford v. CarrTexas Supreme Court · 1905
- Titterington v. HookerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1875
- George v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1858
- Zoll v. SoperSupreme Court of Missouri · 1882
- Hall v. . StrykerNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
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- Sugg v. EskewCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915