Bank of Ozark v. Tuttle
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Christian Circuit Court. — Hon. John T. Moore, Judge. (1) The contract, the consideration for defendant’s notes, was an illegal and void contract. Greenhood on Pub. Pol., 1, 152; Champion Fdy. Co. v. Heskett, 125 Mo. App. 516, 102 S. W. 1050; Century Co. v. Quilling, 110 N. W. 174; Schmuckle v. Waters, 25 N. E. 281; Merrill y.
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Appeal from Christian Circuit Court. — Hon. John T. Moore, Judge. (1) The contract, the consideration for defendant’s notes, was an illegal and void contract. Greenhood on Pub. Pol., 1, 152; Champion Fdy. Co. v. Heskett, 125 Mo. App. 516, 102 S. W. 1050; Century Co. v. Quilling, 110 N. W. 174; Schmuckle v. Waters, 25 N. E. 281; Merrill y. Packer, 45 N. W. (Mich.), 1076; McNamara v. Gargett, 36 N. W. (Ia.) 218; Davis v. Seeley, 38 N. W. 901; Hubbard v. Greiburger, 94 N. W. 727; Sprague v. Rooney, 104 Mo. 358; McDearmott v. Sedgwick, 140 Mo. 181; Keim v. Vette, 167 Mo. 402; Attaway v. Bank, 93…
1Opinion of the CourtNixon, P. J.
Attention is called to the fact that this is an action on notes procured by Lowthorp and company under circumstances disclosed in the case of Bank of Ozark v. Hanks, 142 Mo. App. 110, 125 S. W. 221, and this case is practically a companion of that case. It will be seen on comparison of the evidence that the two cases are almost identical; that Lowthorp and company were a band of professional swindlers, traversing the country to entrap the unwary by a fraudulent sash lock scheme, and, by specious and fraudulent representations, obtaining promissory notes for the purpose of negotiating them,…
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- Young v. HudsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1889
- State ex rel. Hospes v. BranchSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
- Gidionsen v. Union Depot RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- Nelson v. WallaceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1894
- State ex rel. Jones v. JonesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
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