Haseltine v. Messmore
Supreme Court of Missouri
# Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Wm. B. Teas dale, Judge. (1) (a) An imposition practiced on the court, for the purpose of obtaining jurisdiction as to persons is ineffective and will not be countenanced. Capital City Bank v. Knox, 47 Mo. 333; Graham v. Ringo, 67' Mo. 324; Byler v. Jones, 79 Mo. 261; Christian v. Williams, 111 Mo. 429. (b) Assignment does not carry with it title to property which assignor has previously transferred in fraud of creditors.
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# Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. Wm. B. Teas dale, Judge. (1) (a) An imposition practiced on the court, for the purpose of obtaining jurisdiction as to persons is ineffective and will not be countenanced. Capital City Bank v. Knox, 47 Mo. 333; Graham v. Ringo, 67' Mo. 324; Byler v. Jones, 79 Mo. 261; Christian v. Williams, 111 Mo. 429. (b) Assignment does not carry with it title to property which assignor has previously transferred in fraud of creditors. Burrell on Assignments (6 Ed.), p. Ill; Jacobi v. Jacobi, 101 Mo. 507. (2) Where loss is pecuniary, but no evidence is given…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
In the month of January, 1897, Steele M. Bird and Prank L. Miller formed a copartnership under the firm name and style of Bird & Miller Grain Company with a capital of $450, for the purpose of engaging in the business of buying and selling grain, with offices at Kansas City, Missouri.'
About six months thereafter they commenced consigning grain to the firm of Messmore, Gannett & Co., a copartnership' composed of A. L. Messmore, John M. Gannett and T. B. Morton, and conducting a grain commission business at the city of St. Louis.
A large number of cars of grain were shipped by Bird & Miller…
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- Fitzgerald & Mallory Construction Co. v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Byler v. JonesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
- Graham v. RingoSupreme Court of Missouri · 1878
- Peet v. SpencerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- Capital City Bank v. KnoxSupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
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