POWELL v. ST. LOUIS COUNTY

No. 54092.

446 S.W.2d 819 (1969)

Roy POWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri; and Title Insurance Corporation of St. Louis; and Union Electric Company; and Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

November 10, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin Rader, Paul H. Schramm, Clayton, for appellant.

Joseph B. Moore, St. Louis County Counselor, Clayton, for respondent, St. Louis County.

George P. Mueller, St. Louis, for respondent, Terminal Railroad Ass'n of St. Louis.

C. Kenneth Thies, Kerth, Thies, Schreiber & Hamel, Clayton, for respondent, Union Electric Co.

Jesse E. Bishop, Bishop & Goodman, St. Louis, for respondent, Title Insurance Corp.


WELBORN, Commissioner.

Action to quiet title to real estate. Suit was brought by plaintiff-appellant, Roy Powell, claiming to be owner of portion of tract of land formerly used for railroad purposes. Powell owned land adjoining land in question and claimed ownership on grounds that railroad acquired only an easement and that, upon cessation of use for railroad purposes, he, as abutting owner, became owner free from railroad's easement.

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