Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Gentry v. Hostetter

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided February 21, 1939PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.

Certiorari bringing up the record of the St. Louis Court of Appeals in Robinson v. Gentry et ux., opinion reported in 106 S. W. (2d) 913. The question presented is whether under our decisions, when the payee of a mortgage note indorses-it to an agent- for collection after maturity, and the agent sells the,note to a third party who pays the amount' due thereon, that amount being promptly remitted by the agent to the payee and accepted by it in' full settlement, and the maker thereafter recognizes the purchaser as the owner and pays the interest to him — under these facts does the purchaser…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Swope v. LeffingwellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1880
  2. Powell v. BowenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1919
  3. Northwestern National Bank v. Bank of CommerceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
  4. Cantrell v. DavidsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1914
  5. Jackson v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1913

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Triplett v. WyattMissouri Court of Appeals · 1962
  2. Chandler v. HowardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1958

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