Hodson v. Walker
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court. — Eon. Wm. D. Bush, Judge. (1) Houses'of prostitution are public nuisances which the State or any private citizen suffering special injury may suppress by injunction. The authorities supporting this proposition of law are so numerous that we cite only a few of the best known cases. Sei-fert v. Dillon, 83 Neb. 322, 17 Am. & Eng. Ann.
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Appeal from Buchanan Circuit Court. — Eon. Wm. D. Bush, Judge. (1) Houses'of prostitution are public nuisances which the State or any private citizen suffering special injury may suppress by injunction. The authorities supporting this proposition of law are so numerous that we cite only a few of the best known cases. Sei-fert v. Dillon, 83 Neb. 322, 17 Am. & Eng. Ann. Cas. 1126, 19 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1018; Blagen v. Smith, 34 Ore. 394, 44 L. R, A. 522; Ingersoll v. Rosseau, 35 "Wash. 92, 1 Am. & Eng. Ann. Cas. 35; Tedescki v. Berger, 43 So. (Ala.) 960, 11 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1060; Weakley v.…
1Opinion of the Court
TRIMBLE, J. —
Appellant filed a bill in equity wherein he alleged that he is the owner of a certain lot and building thereon, and the furnishings therein located, in the city of St. Joseph, having purchased *635the same from one Mary W. Lutz; that his ownership is subject to á contract in writing made by said Lutz with Tess Woods prior to the deeding of said property to appellant, in which contract said Lutz undertook to rent said property to Tess Woods and gave her an option to buy same, and agreed to convey same to her when the said Tess Woods had paid the purchase price of $26,800 in payments…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Verdin v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- State ex rel. Kenamore v. WoodSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- State ex rel. Wood v. SchweickardtSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Sprague v. RooneySupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- State ex rel. Detienne v. City of VandaliaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1906
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