Garrett v. Wagner
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Saline Circuit Court. — Hon. Richard Field, Judge. In 1877, one of the defendants herein, Joseph P. Wagner, executed his promissory note to George W. Garrett for $472.71, with ten per cent, interest from date, compounded annually. This note Garrett after-wards transferred to the plaintiff, who sued Wagner thereon and .recovered judgment in February, 1889, in the Saline circuit court for $1,269.28, etc.
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Appeal from Saline Circuit Court. — Hon. Richard Field, Judge. In 1877, one of the defendants herein, Joseph P. Wagner, executed his promissory note to George W. Garrett for $472.71, with ten per cent, interest from date, compounded annually. This note Garrett after-wards transferred to the plaintiff, who sued Wagner thereon and .recovered judgment in February, 1889, in the Saline circuit court for $1,269.28, etc. In May, 1883, Wagner, who was then insolvent, and, according to his story, “has been insolvent ever since he has been in this county,” subscribed for five shares of the stock of the…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, J.
I. If we add together the amounts paid by Wagner, to wit:
Dues paid on. the five shares of stock from September 7, 1883, to February 6, 1886, after the stock was assigned to his wife, we have........................................... $ 145.00
If to this we add the sum Wagner had previously paid in dues, we have.................................................. 25.50
$ 170.50
Then, if we add the sums paid on the land as rents to his wife between February 6, 1886, and May, 1891, we have...... 839.79
$1,010.29
If to this sum we add the amount for improvements made by Wagner, as admitted by his…
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