FLOWERS v. McDONALD COUNTY

No. 24490.

84 S.W.3d 142 (2002)

John and Marilyn FLOWERS, and Norman J. Smith, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. McDONALD COUNTY, Missouri, Defendant-Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division One.

September 6, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Whitworth, Joplin, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Robert W. Evenson, Greg R. Bridges, Evenson & Carlin, L.L.C., Pineville, for defendant-respondent.


KERRY L. MONTGOMERY, Presiding Judge.

Over 131 years ago, McDonald County, Missouri (County), issued a bearer bond (Bond) in the face amount of $100. The Bond, issued on June 1, 1871, was "payable on the first day of June A.D. 1874" and provided for interest at the rate of ten percent per annum. One hundred twenty-eight years after the issuance of the Bond, Plaintiffs, as bearers of the Bond, sued County claiming they were...

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