Hannon v. County of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to St. Louis Circuit Court. The ease at bar is one in which the county was acting in a private capacity and was liable to the extent to which a private corporation would be. (Lloyd vs. Mayor of N.Y.,5N. Y, 369; Eastman vs. Meredith, 36 N. H., 292: Bavley vs. Mayor of N. Y.. 3 Hill, 539; Mears vs. Com. of Wilmington, 9 Ired., 73 ; Iuhab. 4 Sch. Dis.
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Error to St. Louis Circuit Court. The ease at bar is one in which the county was acting in a private capacity and was liable to the extent to which a private corporation would be. (Lloyd vs. Mayor of N.Y.,5N. Y, 369; Eastman vs. Meredith, 36 N. H., 292: Bavley vs. Mayor of N. Y.. 3 Hill, 539; Mears vs. Com. of Wilmington, 9 Ired., 73 ; Iuhab. 4 Sch. Dis. Rnmford vs. Wood, 13 Mass., 198 ; Thayer vs. Boston, 19 Pick., 511; Akron vs. M. County, 18 Ohio, 229; Rhodes vs. Cleveland, 10 Ohio, 159; Cunliffe vs. Mayor of Albany, 2 Barb., 190; Larkin vs. Co. of Saginaw, 11 Mich., 91; Kent Com., vol. 2,…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, Judge
The petition, in substance, alleges, that in September, 1872, the county of St. Louis entered into a written contract *315with Henry Luken, whereby the latter agreed to lav a water-pipe from the main pipe, at the intersection of Lafayette and Grand avenues, along certain streets to the grounds of the County Insane Asylum,-thence through those grounds to a connection with the cistern of the asylum, in order to supply the same with water; that the work was to be done to the satisfaction of the county engineer; was to be superintended by him, and that such precautions should be taken in the progress…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mayor of New-York v. BaileyNew York Supreme Court · 1845
- Lloyd v. . the Mayor, C. of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1851
- Reardon v. St. Louis CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1865
- Campbell v. StilesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1812
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