Skinner & Kennedy Stationery Co. v. Board of Education
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Now. George N. Shields, Judge. (1) Contracts of corporations stand upon the same footing as contracts of natural persons, and depend upon the same circumstances for their validity and effect.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Now. George N. Shields, Judge. (1) Contracts of corporations stand upon the same footing as contracts of natural persons, and depend upon the same circumstances for their validity and effect. There is no difference in this respect between public and private corporations, and the general rules of evidence as to burden of proof, presumptions, admissibility, sufficiency and weight of evidence, apply in actions by or against municipal corporations. 28 Cyc. p. 1769; Brown v. Board of Education, 103 Cab 531; City of Chicago v. Peck, 196 111. 2601. (2) A…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
This is an action against the board of education of the city of St. Louis to recover a balance alleged to be due plaintiff upon a written contract for the furnishing to defendant of certain metal book-stacks. The suit was instituted before a justice of the peace, and found its way by appeal to the circuit court. In the latter court plaintiff suffered a nonsuit, and, after unsuccessfully moving to set aside the same, has appealed to this court.
*544The action proceeds upon an account filed before the justice, setting forth the alleged contract price of the bookstacks in question, viz., $799, and…
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Brown v. Board of Education of City of PomonaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
- Hubbell v. City of South HutchinsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1902
- Johnson v. School DistrictSupreme Court of Missouri · 1878
- City of Chicago v. PeckIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- City of Chicago v. EnglishIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Stocker v. City of Richmond HeightsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1939
- Nordman v. School District No. 43Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1941
- Peter Mintener Lumber Co. v. School District No. 56Montana Supreme Court · 1929