Morrell v. Lawrence
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.— Mon. O’Neill By an, Judge. (1) Instructions 2 and 3 properly declare the law and the court erred in setting aside the verdict on the ground that they are erroneous. Hurt v. Jones, 105 Mo. App. Ill; Ryan v. Hospes, 167 Mo. 361; Ward v. Uohn, 58 Fed. 462; Railroad v. Campbell, 81 Fed. 1003; Morissette v. Wood, 123 Ala. 384; Lange v. Kearney> 4 N. T. Supp. 14, 127 N. T. 676; Lombard v. Bayard, 1 Wall.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.— Mon. O’Neill By an, Judge. (1) Instructions 2 and 3 properly declare the law and the court erred in setting aside the verdict on the ground that they are erroneous. Hurt v. Jones, 105 Mo. App. Ill; Ryan v. Hospes, 167 Mo. 361; Ward v. Uohn, 58 Fed. 462; Railroad v. Campbell, 81 Fed. 1003; Morissette v. Wood, 123 Ala. 384; Lange v. Kearney> 4 N. T. Supp. 14, 127 N. T. 676; Lombard v. Bayard, 1 Wall. Jr. 196; Succession of Haley, 50 La. Ann. 840; Breaux v. Francke, 30 La. Ann. 336. (2) The verdict is fully supported by the evidence and the court erred…
1Opinion of the CourtValliant, P. J.
Plaintiff sues on an alleged implied contract of defendant to pay him the reasonable value of his services as a physician rendered to defendant’s adult son at defendant’s request.
The facts are: The defendant and his son, Frank Lawrence, both former residents of St. Louis, were at the time in question living in New York City, the son, forty-two years of age, was not living with his father but at a hotel; he was a man of considerable means carrying on a business of his own. Plaintiff is a physician residing in St. Louis. While defendant and his son resided in this city the latter became in bad…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Crane v. . BaudouineNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Edelman v. McDonellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
- Ryans v. HospesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1902
- Boyd v. SappingtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1835
- Friedman v. Pulitzer Publishing Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1903
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