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· 12/8/1952

Beetschen v. Shell Pipe Line Corporation

Citations

  • 253 S.W.2d 785
  • 363 Mo. 751
  • 2 Oil & Gas Rep. 224
  • 1952 Mo. LEXIS 696

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “The erection of the fence was certainly intentional, it was a wrongful act and was done without just cause or excuse and was therefore wilful, and warranted the submission of punitive damages.”
  • “An easement is a nonpossessory interest in land ... and does not include the right to fence, that right remains with the owner of the servient estate and he is not bound to permit the erection of fences.”

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Judges: Barrett, Westhues, Bohling

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