Kansas City Star Publishing Co. v. Standard Warehouse Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. John G. Parle, Judge. (1) The court erred in refusing to give defendant’s peremptory instructions asked at the close of plaintiff’s evidence, and again at the close of all of the evidence. On the whole record plaintiff was not entitled to recover. Sanders v. Chartrand, 158 Mo. 362; Cummings v. Hurd, 49 Mo. App. 145; Sharp v. Knox, 48 Mo. App. 169; Gibson v. Zeibig, 24 Mo. App. 66; Grocery Co. v. Capen, 23 Mo.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. John G. Parle, Judge. (1) The court erred in refusing to give defendant’s peremptory instructions asked at the close of plaintiff’s evidence, and again at the close of all of the evidence. On the whole record plaintiff was not entitled to recover. Sanders v. Chartrand, 158 Mo. 362; Cummings v. Hurd, 49 Mo. App. 145; Sharp v. Knox, 48 Mo. App. 169; Gibson v. Zeibig, 24 Mo. App. 66; Grocery Co. v. Capen, 23 Mo. App. 301; Wheeler v. Mfg. Co., 23 Mo. App. 190; Brooks v. Jamison, 55 Mo. 505; Franklyn v. Geobe, 52 Mo. 461; Edwards v. Thomas, 66 Mo. 468;…
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.
Plaintiff, a newspaper company, instituted this action to recover the amount of a bill for advertising the sale of a lot of real estate in or near a town called Sugar Creek in Jackson county, near Kansas City, Missouri. The judgment in the trial court was for^the plaintiff. The fact that plaintiff did the advertising is not disputed, nor is the reasonableness of the charge. The only question in the case relates to the authority of the person who actually ordered the advertisement to bind the defendant company.
The defendant is a corporation. Its articles of association authorized it to “carry…
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- Leahey v. Cass Avenue & Fair Grounds Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1888
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- Philip Gruner & Bros. Lumber v. JonesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1897
- Guest v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1898
- Ainley v. American Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
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