Legal Opinion

Albers v. Moffitt

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided December 19, 1914PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. O’Neil Ryan, Judge. STATEMENT. There were two appeals in this case, both primarily to the St. Louis Court of Appeals. One was taken by the Merchants Exchange from that portion of a decree of the trial court which enjoined it from enforcing’ a resolution suspending plaintiff, C. H. Albers, for a definite period from any and all privileges of the Board of Trade conducted by the Merchants Exchange.

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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. O’Neil Ryan, Judge. STATEMENT. There were two appeals in this case, both primarily to the St. Louis Court of Appeals. One was taken by the Merchants Exchange from that portion of a decree of the trial court which enjoined it from enforcing’ a resolution suspending plaintiff, C. H. Albers, for a definite period from any and all privileges of the Board of Trade conducted by the Merchants Exchange. The other appeal was taken by said Albers from that portion of the same decree of the trial court which dismissed his suit as to the individual…

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION.

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BOND, J.

(After stating the facts as above).— After a careful consideration of the record and briefs and hearing the oral argument in this case, we have reached the conclusion that no jurisdiction of this appeal was vested in us by the order of the St. Louis Court of Appeals transferring this cause upon the assumption that it involved ‘ ‘ an amount in dispute ’ ’ beyond the jurisdiction of that court. At that time the pecuniary limit of the jurisdiction of that court was *649forty-five hundred dollars. At the time the cause was submitted in this court, the pecuniary limit of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Keller v. SummersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
  2. Berry Foundry & Manufacturing Co. v. International Moulders' Union of North AmericaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1913
  3. Bowles v. TrollSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Wurdeman v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1918
  2. Cambest v. McComas Hydro Electric Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1922
  3. Molasky ex rel. Clayton Corp. of Delaware v. LapinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1964

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