Legal Opinion

Dickerson v. City of Butler

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 6, 1887PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from Bates Circuit Court, Hon. James B.' CrANTT, Judge. The case is stated in the opinion. I. The itemized account in favor of appellant, and against respondent, and which is the foundation of this action, is in words and figures, as follows: Butler, Mo., Oct. 8, 1885. City oe Butler, To J. B. Dickerson, Dr. 1885. July. To one month’s salary as marshal, July, 1885...............'... ............$ 50 00 Aug.

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Appeal from Bates Circuit Court, Hon. James B.' CrANTT, Judge. The case is stated in the opinion. I. The itemized account in favor of appellant, and against respondent, and which is the foundation of this action, is in words and figures, as follows: Butler, Mo., Oct. 8, 1885. City oe Butler, To J. B. Dickerson, Dr. 1885. July. To one month’s salary as marshal, July, 1885...............'... ............$ 50 00 Aug. To serving twenty-one notices.......... 3 30 Having two dead hogs and cat hauled off 1 00 Four meals for Frank Wheaton........ 68 One meal for Wash Morgan............ 15 One tin…

1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.

There are serious, if not fatal, objections made by the defendant to this controversy being consid-. ered by us as having been submitted as an agreed case, under section 3700, Revised Statutes. But, under the view of the law applicable to this controversy had by us, we do not deem it necessary to pass upon such objections, .and we yield, therefore, to the plaintiff’s contention, and shall consider this controversy as having been submitted to the circuit court, as an agreed case, under the statute, on December 22, 1885.

Prom July to December 4, 1885, the plaintiff was acting, under color of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hunter v. ChandlerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
  2. State ex rel. Vail v. ClarkSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
  3. State ex rel. Vail v. DraperSupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
  4. State ex rel. Simmons v. JohnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Evans v. GordonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
  2. Peterson v. BensonUtah Supreme Court · 1910
  3. Reherd v. MandersDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1946
  4. State Ex Rel. Kansas City v. CoonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1927
  5. State ex rel. Frank v. GobenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1912

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