Western Advertising Co. v. Star Publishing Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Son. Roht. M. Foster, Judge. (1) The two papers, i. e., the lease by which the; advertising company agreed to furnish advertising for the use and benefit of the Star Publishing Company, and the contract dated March 31, 1905, to furnish advertising for the same corporation at the rate of $633.33 per month, are one contract and should be construed together.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Son. Roht. M. Foster, Judge. (1) The two papers, i. e., the lease by which the; advertising company agreed to furnish advertising for the use and benefit of the Star Publishing Company, and the contract dated March 31, 1905, to furnish advertising for the same corporation at the rate of $633.33 per month, are one contract and should be construed together. Lawson on Contracts, sec. 329; Stacey v. Randall, 17 111. 467; Hill v. Huntress, 43 N. H. 480; Make-peace v. Harvard College, 20 Am. Dec. 521; Wallis v. Beauchamp, 15 Tex. 303; Owings v. Emery, 7…
1Opinion of the CourtReynolds, P. J.
(after stating the facts).— It will be seen from the statement of facts in the case that the contention of the defendant was based upon the proposition that the lease .of January 15, 1904, and the two advertising contracts of August 15, 1904, and March 31, 1905, were to be construed as practically one instrument, and that the advertising done under the two contracts for advertising was the advertising contemplated in the lease and that rental at the rate of six hundred dollars a year could be applied on the advertising account represented by these two contracts. As an additional point to the…
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