Merchants Exchange v. Knott
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. 'Daniel G. Taylor,'Judge. (1) State inspection and weighing of grain is a valid exercise of the police power of the State, and the court erred in holding the Act of 1907 unconstitutional. State ex inf. v. Goffee, 192 Mo. 670; Munn v. Illinois, 94 U. S. 113; Munn v. People, 69 111. 80; Cooley’s Const.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. 'Daniel G. Taylor,'Judge. (1) State inspection and weighing of grain is a valid exercise of the police power of the State, and the court erred in holding the Act of 1907 unconstitutional. State ex inf. v. Goffee, 192 Mo. 670; Munn v. Illinois, 94 U. S. 113; Munn v. People, 69 111. 80; Cooley’s Const. Lim., 870; Budd v. New York, 143 U. S. 517; St. Louis v. McCann, 157 Mo. 301; Morrison v. Morey, 146 Mo. 543; Land & Stock Co. v. Miller, 170 Mo. 240; State v. Tie & Timber Co., 181 Mo. 536; City of St. Charles v. Eisner, 165 Mo. 671; State ex rel.…
1Opinion of the CourtLamm, J.
~Defendants stood on their demurrer to plaintiffs’ bill having for its life injunctive relief. Standing mute and refusing to plead further, they appeal from a judgment, nisi, overruling such demurrer and making perpetual a temporary injunction theretofore granted.
The demurrer challenges tbe bill in that it fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, *623fails to state facts entitling plaintiffs to the relief prayed for, or to any relief, and shows on its face an adequate remedy at law.
The hill is an elaborate pleading developing in logical order, in more or less…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Munn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Crowley v. ChristensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Dowling v. Lancashire InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
- Mound City Land & Stock Co. v. MillerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1902
- State ex rel. Hahn v. YoungSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
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