BILLINGS v. PAINE

No. 46679.

319 S.W.2d 653 (1959)

James V. BILLINGS, Appellant, v. R. N. PAINE, J. Layton Pickard and James F. Ford, Trustees Under the Will of Helen L. Wilson, Deceased, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 2.

January 12, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James V. Billings, Kennett, for appellant.

Ford & Ford, Elbert L. Ford, James F. Ford, Kennett, for respondents.


EAGER, Judge.

This suit is primarily one to try and and determine title to a cemetery lot in Dunklin County; in a separate count plaintiff sought an injunction against the maintenance of corner markers on the lot, and also damages. Defendants denied plaintiff's title and in a counterclaim sought a decree adjudging title to be in them; they allege that they hold title both by mesne conveyances and by adverse possession. Upon trial to the court both the

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