State ex rel. Goodman v. Regent Laundry Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Wilson A. Taylor, Judge. (1) The writing offered in evidence was not a contract, and was not binding upon the appellants, because it was not signed by Allen S. Cahn, an essential party thereto. 32 Cyc. 45, 46; 9 Cyc. 282; Muehlbach v. Railroad, 166 Mo. App. 1. e. 310, 311; Stub v. Grimes, 38 Minn. 318, 1. c. 319-320; Arnold v. Scharbauer, 116 Fed. 492; Graham v. Caperton, 57 Southern 741; Bruch v. Shafer, 45 Pa. Supt. Ct.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Wilson A. Taylor, Judge. (1) The writing offered in evidence was not a contract, and was not binding upon the appellants, because it was not signed by Allen S. Cahn, an essential party thereto. 32 Cyc. 45, 46; 9 Cyc. 282; Muehlbach v. Railroad, 166 Mo. App. 1. e. 310, 311; Stub v. Grimes, 38 Minn. 318, 1. c. 319-320; Arnold v. Scharbauer, 116 Fed. 492; Graham v. Caperton, 57 Southern 741; Bruch v. Shafer, 45 Pa. Supt. Ct. Rep. 614, 615; James v. Darby, 100 Fe'd. 224; Crittenden v. Armour, 80 Iowa 221; Mathews v. Barnes, 112 Mass. 463, 1. c.…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
This is an action upon an attachment bond executed by defendants Regent Laundry Company, a corporation, and Wilson, as principals, and defendants Renard and Young, as securities, in the penal sum of $2200. Defendant Wilson interposed a counterclaim, the nature of which will be later shown. The trial, before *631the court and a jury, resulted in a verdict for plaintiffs on the bond sued upon, assessing their damages at the sum of $518.77, and in favor of defendant Wilson on his counterclaim in the sum of $667. From a judgment entered accordingly, the plaintiffs prosecute the appeal now before us.
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