ST. LOUIS, &C., RAILWAY CO. v. McGEE


115 U.S. 469 (1885)

ST. LOUIS, IRON MOUNTAIN & SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. McGEE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 23, 1885.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. A.B. Browne [Mr. A.T. Britton and Mr. Thomas J. Portis were with him on the brief] for plaintiff in error.

No appearance for defendant in error.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

This was an action of ejectment brought by the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company against Hugh McGee, to recover the possession of the N. ½ of N.E. ¼ sec. 17, T. 26, R. 11, in Stoddard County, Missouri. The Supreme Court of Missouri rendered judgment in favor of McGee. To reverse that judgment this writ of error was brought. The facts...

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