96 Mo. 271 | Mo. | 1888
This suit is by ejectment to recover possession of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 35, of township 24, of range 28, in Barry county, in which defendants recovered judgment and plaintiffs appealed.
The following facts stand admitted on the record, viz. : That defendants as husband and wife were the
On this state of facts the court, over the objection), of plaintiffs, gave the following instruction: “The-legal effect of the judgment of the supreme court, in; the case of Green v. Cates, introduced in evidence, was, to restore and confirm to defendants the title to the property sued for in this case and no conveyance by a party to that proceeding, while the cause was pending in the-supreme court, could defeat such title in favor of any person having actual, constructive or implied notice of the pendency of this action.”
The sole question in the case arises on the propriety of this instruction. The property in dispute in this case was the subject-matter of litigation in the suit instituted in the Barry circuit court by Nancy Selridge who afterwards intermarried with Green, and it was during the pendency of that suit on appeal to this court that plaintiff, with knowledge of it, bought the property litigated- about, of the plaintiffs litigating it. This state of
Although no bond was given when the appeal was taken which operated as a supersedeas, the effect of the appeal was to continue the litigation.
In discussing this question, in the case of Real Estate Savings Inst. v. Collonious, 63 Mo. at page 294, it is said: “Nor is the result at all affected by the small amount of the appeal bond given by the plaintiffs when taking their case before the appellate court, for the obvious reason that whether a bond had been given or not would not change the complexion of the case, since the simple appeal would have operated as effectually, so far as concerns the doctrine in question, as though recognizance for the largest amount had been executed.” See also Pierce v. Stinde, 11 Mo. App. 364; 2 Sugd. on Vendors, 526, 527 ; Jackson v. Andrews, 7 Wend. 152; Murray v. Lichbum, 2 Johns. Ch. 441; Murray v. Ballon, 1 Johns. Ch. 565; Green v. White, 7 Blackf. [Ind.] 242.
For the reason given, the court committed no error in giving the instruction complained of and the judgment is hereby affirmed.