Stewart v. Lead Belt Land Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Madison Circuit Court. — Hon. Robert A. Anthony, Judge. , While it is true that certified copies of entries of land, made by the register of the U. S. land offices, are evidence of the fact of entry of real estate from the Government of the United States, yet no such certified copy or copies were offered and in this case plaintiff wholly failed to show that the title to the land had ever passed out of the United States Government.
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Appeal from Madison Circuit Court. — Hon. Robert A. Anthony, Judge. , While it is true that certified copies of entries of land, made by the register of the U. S. land offices, are evidence of the fact of entry of real estate from the Government of the United States, yet no such certified copy or copies were offered and in this case plaintiff wholly failed to show that the title to the land had ever passed out of the United States Government. Consequently, he utterly failed to make good the allegations in his petition as to his being the owner in fee simple of the land described in his…
1Opinion of the CourtLamm, J.
Suit to determine interests in, and quiet title to, 200 acres of land in Madison county, instituted July 20, 1903. Judgment-for plaintiff; defendants appeal.
The petition, omitting caption and signature, follows:
“Plaintiff, for a cause of action against defendants, states that he is the owner in fee simple, and claims the title to the following described real estate lying, being and situate in the county of Madison in the State of Missouri, to-wit: The northeast quarter of section thirty-six, in township thirty-three, in range seven east, and the northeast quarter of northwest quarter of the…
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