Legal Opinion
City of Gainesville v. Gilliland
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided August 21, 1986No. 14382, 14392PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CROW, Judge.
These consolidated appeals arise from a dispute about ownership of certain land that adjoins an airport owned by the City of Gainesville (“the City”). The area in controversy lies in section 4, township 22, range 13, in Ozark County. The contentions of the litigants are easier understood after a synopsis of the evidence.
By warranty deed executed April 25, 1947, Walter Jayson Smith and his wife, Bealie, conveyed to the City a tract described as:
“All of that part of the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 4 ... lying east of State Highway, Route ‘E’, containing…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Teson v. VasquezMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
- Aurora Water Co. v. City of AuroraSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- Bride v. City of SlaterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1953
- State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. GaleenerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
- Ortmeyer v. BruemmerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Zweemer v. CantrellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
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