Supreme Court of Missouri, 1850

Biddle v. Mellon

Biddle v. Mellon
Supreme Court of Missouri · Decided March 15, 1850 · Birch
13 Mo. 335

Counsel

Gantt for plaintiff., Dick for defendant.

Biddle v. Mellon

Opinion of the Court

Judge Birch

delivered the opinion of the court.

We are of opinion that twenty continuous years adverse possessions of lend, confers upon the possessor an absolute title, against all persons *342unexcepted 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.

I give no opinion in this case. J. F. Hyland.

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