Gibson v. St. Louis Agricultural & Mechanical Ass'n
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis City Circuit Court. — IIon. Leroy B. Valliant, Judge. On plaintiff’s own showing, he had at best but a parol license to be on the defendant’s premises. A license is not an estate inland and may be revoked at any time by the owner of the fee.
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Appeal from the St. Louis City Circuit Court. — IIon. Leroy B. Valliant, Judge. On plaintiff’s own showing, he had at best but a parol license to be on the defendant’s premises. A license is not an estate inland and may be revoked at any time by the owner of the fee. See Tiedeman on Real Prop., sec. 651 et seq.; See 1 Wash, on Real Prop., *397; Wood v. Leadbitter, 15 Mees. & W. 888; Desloge v. Pierce, 38 Mo. 588. The revocation of a license may involve a breach of a contract; if so, the licensor makes himself liable for the damages growing out of such breach (Tiedeman, secs. 652, 653), but…
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
In this case we adopt the appellant’s statement as follows :
This was an action for damages. The petition upon which the case was tried states the causes of action as follows:
1. Plaintiff states that defendant is a corporation duly created and existing under the laws of the state of Missouri, and having its principal offices and place of business in the city of St. Louis in said state.
Plaintiff further states that on the second day of October, 1887, plaintiff being then lawfully upon the *168grounds of the said defendant corporation, commonly-known as the St. Louis Fair Grounds, situated in the…
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Baker v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R. R.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1874
- Fuhr v. DeanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1857
- House v. MontgomeryMissouri Court of Appeals · 1885
- Desloge v. PearceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1866
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