Trimble v. Kansas City, Shreveport & Gulf Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Son. A. F. Evans, Judge. There was no express contract covering the rendition of the services in question, and no obligation to pay for them can arise from the circumstances of this case. 2 Clark & Slcyles, Law of Agency, p. 1058; Lamar v. Hall, 129 Fed. 84; Muscott v. Stubbs, 24 Kan. 522; Roselius v. Delechaise, 5 La. Ann. 481, 52 Am. Dec. 597; Westmoreland v. Martin, 24 S. C. 238; Wailes v. Brown, 27 La.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Son. A. F. Evans, Judge. There was no express contract covering the rendition of the services in question, and no obligation to pay for them can arise from the circumstances of this case. 2 Clark & Slcyles, Law of Agency, p. 1058; Lamar v. Hall, 129 Fed. 84; Muscott v. Stubbs, 24 Kan. 522; Roselius v. Delechaise, 5 La. Ann. 481, 52 Am. Dec. 597; Westmoreland v. Martin, 24 S. C. 238; Wailes v. Brown, 27 La. Ann. 411; Hersled v. Moss, 28 Ind. 354; Jones v. Wood, 76 Pa. St. 410; Smith v. Lyford, 24 Me. 150; Bank v. Benton, 591 Ky. (2 Mete.) 243; Railroad v.…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodson, J.
This is an action originating in the circuit court of Jackson county, seeking to recover the sum of $10;000', attorney fees, for services alleged to have been rendered, by respondents, for the appellant, during a period of time extending from April 1, 1899, to March 20, 1900.
The facts of the case are substantially as follows:
The Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad Company, which will hereafter be called the Pittsburg Company, operated a line of railroad from Kansas City, Missouri, to Port Arthur, in the State of Texas; and also operated certain terminal railroads at each end thereof. The…
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- Trimble v. Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1904
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