Biddle v. Mellon

Decided March 15, 1850

Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1850-03-15

This was an action of ejectment. The plaintiff below declared for about fourteen feet of ground lying on the east side of Main street, in St. Louis, bounded on the south by the southern line of Glamorgan’s survey,” and north by a lot formerly of James McGunnegle, deceased.

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Decided 1850-03-15

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BIRCH, J.

¶1We are of opinion that twenty continuous years’adverse possession of land, confers upon the possessor an absolute title,(a) against all persons unexcepted by the terms of our statutes. The instructions given by the Circuit Court were therefore correct, as was also its declension to give those asked by the defendant, and its judgment is consequently affirmed.

RYLAND, J.

¶2I give no opinion in this case.

¶3(a) Blair v. Smith, 16 Mo. R. 273; Scruggs v. Scruggs, 41 Mo. R. 242; Pease v. Lawson, 35 Mo. R. 35; Harrison v. Cachlin, 35 Mo. R. 77; Knowlton v. Smith, 36 Mo. R. 507.