Legal Opinion

Chrisman v. Hodges

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided April 15, 1882PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from Clay Circuit Court. — Hon. Geo. ~W. Dunn,. Judge-. - t cited.1 Huth v. Carondelet Marine P’y Go., 56 Mo. 203; Olney v.. Matón, 66 Mo. 563. cited Koehring.v. Mu-emminghoff, 61 Mo. 407; Mechanics’ Bank v. Valley Packing■ Go., 70 Mo. 643 ; Griswold v. Seligman, 72 Mo. Ill; Pearson• v. 'Carson, 69 Mo. 550; Uenshaw v. Dutton, 59 Mo. 139.

1Opinion of the CourtHough, J.

This was a suit to recover a balance due-on the following instrument:

Liberty, Mo., February 6th, 1878.

On the 1st day of March next, we, or either of us,, promise to pay Virginia Swinney,. or order, for value received, $4,538, with ten per cent interest from due, compounded if not paid annually. This note is given for the-balance of the purchase money due on a farm this day purchased by us from Virginia Swinney; and it is hereby agreed that this note shall not bear any interest if the said, contract fails to be completed by the fault of said Virginia. Swinney at the time mentioned in the title…

2Cited by16 opinions

  1. Housekeeper Pub. Co. v. SwiftCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1899
  2. Sherman v. SweenyWashington Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Redding v. Vogt.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
  4. Arizona-Parral Mining Co. v. ForbesArizona Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Carman v. HarrahMissouri Court of Appeals · 1914

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