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Silver v. Hale

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 26, 1876PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. cited : Stéamb'oat Missouri v. Webb, 9 Mo. 193; Weatherford v. Farrar, 18 Mo. 474; Parsons v. Hardy et al., 14 Wend. 215-218; Landes v. Pacific R. R. Co., 50 Mo. 346; Carpentere v. Rynders, 52 Mo. 281; Bailey v. Chapman, 41 Mo. 536 ; 21 Barb. 145; United States v. Stewart, 2 Biss. 412; Renford v. Smith, 52 N. H. 355; Collier v. Swinney, 16 Mo. 484-490 ; Conkey v. Milwaukee, etc., R. R. Co., Am. Law Reg.

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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. cited : Stéamb'oat Missouri v. Webb, 9 Mo. 193; Weatherford v. Farrar, 18 Mo. 474; Parsons v. Hardy et al., 14 Wend. 215-218; Landes v. Pacific R. R. Co., 50 Mo. 346; Carpentere v. Rynders, 52 Mo. 281; Bailey v. Chapman, 41 Mo. 536 ; 21 Barb. 145; United States v. Stewart, 2 Biss. 412; Renford v. Smith, 52 N. H. 355; Collier v. Swinney, 16 Mo. 484-490 ; Conkey v. Milwaukee, etc., R. R. Co., Am. Law Reg. (1873) 365 ; Solomon v. United States, 19 Wall. 17 ; Eandall v. Kelsey, 46 Vt. 158; Gordon v. Lytle, 8 S. &E. ' 533; Mathews v. Coalter, 9 Mo. 705; Smith’s…

1Opinion of the CourtBaeewell, J.

The plaintiffs allege in their1 petition that they are owners of the steamer “Tempest,” and that, about April 4, 1869, defendant agreed with plaintiffs to ship on their boat, at St. Louis, to be transported to Fort Benton, at the rate of 4 1-2 cents per pound, about 49,000 pounds of freight; that accordingly the agents of defendant at St. Louis sent aboard the “Tempest,” at that “point, 48,653 pounds of freight, to be transported according to the terms of said contract; that the bills of lading were sent down to the boat with the freight, by the agents of defendant, to be signed by the agent…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McCulloch v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  2. Parsons v. HardyNew York Supreme Court · 1835

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Henderson ex rel. Henderson v. JacksonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975

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