Green v. Cole
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. J. H. Sl'over, Judge. (1) In an action on a contract like this, not required by law to be in writing, although it should be the understanding and agreement of the parties that the contract is to be reduced to writing, yet if the terms are fully agreed upon between the parties and they both go on and act under the agreement and treat it ás a valid existing contract, then it is immaterial whether said Contract has been reduced to…
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. J. H. Sl'over, Judge. (1) In an action on a contract like this, not required by law to be in writing, although it should be the understanding and agreement of the parties that the contract is to be reduced to writing, yet if the terms are fully agreed upon between the parties and they both go on and act under the agreement and treat it ás a valid existing contract, then it is immaterial whether said Contract has been reduced to writing or not, and the fact it has not been so reduced to writing and signed by the parties constitutes no defense to an…
1Opinion of the CourtBlack, J.
The plaintiffs, Thomas J. and J. J. Creen, were real-estate agents at Kansas City in this state, and the defendant resided at Edwardsville in the state of Illinois. He had been trading in real estate at Kansas City and owned some seventeen acres of land at that place. The plaintiffs in their petition allege in substance that in the month of July, 1885, they entered into a contract with the defendant whereby they were to take charge of the said tract of land, have it surveyed and laid off into lots, and to sell the lots ; that out of the proceeds arising from sales the plaintiffs were to be…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Allen v. ChouteauSupreme Court of Missouri · 1890
- Montague v. Weil & Bro.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1878
- Bell v. OffuttCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1874
- Eads v. City of CarondeletSupreme Court of Missouri · 1867
- State ex rel. Walker v. WalkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
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- Atwood v. RoseSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Priest v. OehlerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
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