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Lawrence Kiefer and Celeste Kiefer, Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. Marvin Riney and Fayetta Riney, Plaintiffs/Respondents, and Charles Sanders and Lois E. Sanders, Third-Party Defendants/Respondents.

Decision date: Unknown

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Opinion

This slip opinion is subject to revision and may not reflect the final opinion adopted by the Court. Opinion Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Case Style: Lawrence Kiefer and Celeste Kiefer, Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. Marvin Riney and Fayetta Riney, Plaintiffs/Respondents, and Charles Sanders and Lois E. Sanders, Third-Party Defendants/Respondents. Case Number: 72480 Handdown Date: 06/02/1998 Appeal From: Circuit Court of Perry County, Hon. William L. Syler Counsel for Appellant: Lawrence Denk and Robert Brummond Counsel for Respondent: Albert Lowes, David Roth, II, and Timothy Inman Opinion Summary: None Citation: Opinion Author: PER CURIAM Opinion Vote: AFFIRMED. Crahan, C.J., Hoff and J. Dowd, J.J., concur. Opinion: ORDER Opinion modified by Court's own motion on July 14, 1998. This substitution does not constitute a new opinion. This appeal involves a dispute over ownership of two tracts of land located in Perry County, Missouri. Defendants Lawrence and Celeste Kiefer appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs Marvin and Fayetta Riney and third-party defendants Charles and Lois Sanders in an action to quiet title and to recover damages for trespass and conversion. We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal and find defendants' claims of error to be without merit. There is sufficient evidence to support the jury verdict. No error of law appears. An opinion reciting the detailed facts and restating the principles of law would have no precedential value.

We affirm the judgment pursuant to Rule 84.16(b). Separate Opinion: None This slip opinion is subject to revision and may not reflect the final opinion adopted by the Court.

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