Legal Opinion
Goodyear v. Junior College District of St. Louis
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided August 17, 1976No. 37306PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEMENS, Presiding Judge.
Plaintiff James Goodyear appeals from dismissal of his petition in quantum meruit to recover for services performed for defendant. Defendant moved to dismiss with prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
Section 432.070, RSMo 1969, states: “No . . . school district shall make any contract . . . unless the same . . shall be in writing . .” Missouri courts have uniformly interpreted this statute to preclude recovery against school districts on quantum me-ruit or any theory of implied contract. Metz v. Warrick, 217 Mo.App. 504, 269 S.W.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Metz v. WarrickMissouri Court of Appeals · 1925
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