Legal Opinion

Egyptian Novaculite Co. v. Stevenson

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 14, 1925No. 6886PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOOTH, Circuit Judge.

This is a suit (consolidated of two) brought by the appellees, hereafter called plaintiffs, for cancellation of two contracts made by appellant (under its former name Egyptian Gravel Company), hereafter called novaculite company, with New Madrid county, Mop hereafter called the county.

The contracts bore date, respectively, February 25, 1919, and November 1, 1920, were executed on behalf of New Madrid county in accordance with a statute of Missouri by the presiding judge and two other judges of the county court. The contracts provided for the purchase by the county from…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Mansfield, Coldwater & Lake Michigan Railway Co. v. SwanSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Shields v. BarrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
  3. Meyer v. Construction CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  4. Barney v. LathamSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
  5. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. v. WillardSupreme Court of the United States · 1911

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. First National Bank of Chicago v. MottolaDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1969
  2. First Trust & Savings Bank v. Iowa-Wisconsin Bridge Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
  3. Buss v. Prudential Ins. Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
  4. Ford v. AdkinsDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 1941
  5. Spanner v. BrandtDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1941

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