PREWITT v. WHITTAKER

No. 52987.

432 S.W.2d 240 (1968)

Claude E. PREWITT, Malcolm E. Prewitt, John R. Prewitt, Elsie Williams, Bernice Jeffiers, Vincel G. Prewitt, and Penny Louise Sauter, Respondents, v. Maurice WHITTAKER and Jewell Whittaker, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

October 14, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theo. G. Scott, Buffalo, for respondents.

Earl T. Crawford, Donald L. Barnes, Lamm, Barnett, Crawford & Barnes, Sedalia, for appellants.


PRITCHARD, Commissioner.

In this suit to quiet title to a strip of land 49.5 feet east and west by 163 feet north and south, which is a vacated street, one question presented is whether a grant of abutting lots by description, omitting in mention of the former street, carries the title to the strip to the grantees.

It does not appear in the record who owned the strip of land in question when it was dedicated as a street and when the subdivision by which it...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases