Taylor v. George
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Dallas County Circuit Court.—Hon. G. H. Skinker, Judge. (1) L. C. Taylor, husband of appellant, was her agent and was a competent witness and his agency was proven by his testimony and other facts and circumstances in evidence. Jackson v. Smithy 139 Mo. App. 691; Christian v. Smith, 85 Mo. App. 122; Leete v. Bank, 115 Mo. 184; Joplin ex rel. v. Freeman, 125 Mo. App. 724; Monroe v. Railroad, 154 Mo. App. 51- _ 69; Close v. Hurst, 151 Mo.
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Appeal from Dallas County Circuit Court.—Hon. G. H. Skinker, Judge. (1) L. C. Taylor, husband of appellant, was her agent and was a competent witness and his agency was proven by his testimony and other facts and circumstances in evidence. Jackson v. Smithy 139 Mo. App. 691; Christian v. Smith, 85 Mo. App. 122; Leete v. Bank, 115 Mo. 184; Joplin ex rel. v. Freeman, 125 Mo. App. 724; Monroe v. Railroad, 154 Mo. App. 51- _ 69; Close v. Hurst, 151 Mo. App. 77; R. S. 1909, sec. 6359. (2) An agent is a competent witness although the party with whom he made the contract be dead; and this rule…
1Opinion of the CourtSturgis, J.
This suit has for its basis the same claim against the estate of Mrs. E. G. Munhollon as was the subject of the appeal in Taylor v. George, 159 Mo. App. 160, 140 S. W. 611. After the decision in that case, plaintiff brought suit in the circuit court to establish her claim as a judgment for allowance against that estate. The plaintiff is the daughter of the deceased. Her claim is made up of several items, by far the largest of which is for hoarding, supporting and taking care of .her mother during the last ten or twelve years of her life and during the last two of which it is alleged her…
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2Cases cited41 opinions
- Williams v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- Meier v. ThiemanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- Banking House of Wilcoxson & Co. v. RoodSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
- Clark v. ThiasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Ring v. JamisonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Freeman v. BerberichSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933
- Edmonds v. ScharffSupreme Court of Missouri · 1919
- Gottschall v. GeigerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1921
- Bone v. FridayMissouri Court of Appeals · 1914
- Smith v. Estate of DavisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1921
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