New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. Mesker
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Robt. M. Foster, Judge. (1) Tbe term “employee” as used in section D, under the rule of norchitur a sociis, is to be construed and limited by the words and phrases as used in section 4, called schedule, of “wages;” “trade or kind of business;” “manual classification;” “pay-roll;” “premium per rate of $100 for wages;” “galvanized iron cornice and wrought iron work;” and the word “compensation” as used in section D must be…
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Robt. M. Foster, Judge. (1) Tbe term “employee” as used in section D, under the rule of norchitur a sociis, is to be construed and limited by the words and phrases as used in section 4, called schedule, of “wages;” “trade or kind of business;” “manual classification;” “pay-roll;” “premium per rate of $100 for wages;” “galvanized iron cornice and wrought iron work;” and the word “compensation” as used in section D must be construed with the words contained in the schedule, section 4, of: “Manual classification;” “pay-roll;” “number of…
1Opinion of the CourtGoode, J.
The purpose of this action is to recover from the defendants, who are partners, certain sums of money alleged to be due the plaintiff as a portion of premiums earned on six policies of insurance. The insurance was of the Employer’s Liability kind and was intended to indemnify the defendants against losses for personal injuries occurring to their employees *187and other persons, in the course of defendant’s business. There were three policies for the year from June 19, 1902, to June 19, 1903, and three other policies for the ensuing year to June 19, 1904. In addition to those six policies, which…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McCormick v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1901
- Hoven v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
- Wetmore v. CrouchSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
- Winter ex rel. Smith v. Kansas City Cable Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1898
- Fuller Bros. Toll Lumber & Box Co. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1902
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