Johnson v. United Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Hugo Muench, Judge. (1) The court erred in sustaining demurrer to petition thereby holding that this was not the same as the previous caso. Johnson v. Railroad, 227 Mo. 423. (2) The court erred in sustaining demurrer to petition thereby holding that the petition did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Hugo Muench, Judge. (1) The court erred in sustaining demurrer to petition thereby holding that this was not the same as the previous caso. Johnson v. Railroad, 227 Mo. 423. (2) The court erred in sustaining demurrer to petition thereby holding that the petition did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. Bent v. Priest, 86 Mo. 475; Ward v. Davidson, 89 Mo. 458; Story on Agency, sec. 207; Chinn v. Chinn,' 22 La. Ann. 599; Bosworth v. Allen, 168 N. Y. 157; 1 Morawetz Priv. Corp. (2 Ed.), secs. 243-245; Field on Corp. 174; 1…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodson, J.
This is a bill in equity instituted by the plaintiff against the defendants in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, as -a stockholder in the Transit Company, seeking an accounting for certain profits alleged to have been made by the defendants growing out of a tripartite agreement, made and entered into by and between the St. Louis Transit Company, a street railway corporation organized under the laws of the State of Missouri, party of the first part, and the United Railway Company, a street railway corporation organized under the laws of Mis*286souri, party of the second part, and Brown…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Wood v. CarpenterSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Kane v. BloodgoodNew York Court of Chancery · 1823
- Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Bent v. PriestSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
- Rogers v. BrownSupreme Court of Missouri · 1875
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