Wehrs v. Sullivan
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis County Circuit Court. — Hon. Jno. W. McElhinney, Judge. (1) The St. Louis Circuit Court had no jurisdiction to entertain the bill of intervention of Supervisor Watkins.
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Appeal from St. Louis County Circuit Court. — Hon. Jno. W. McElhinney, Judge. (1) The St. Louis Circuit Court had no jurisdiction to entertain the bill of intervention of Supervisor Watkins. State ex rel. v. Renick, 157 Mo. 292; Lovitt v. Russell, 138 Mo. 474; State ex rel. v. Wells, 113 Mo. 42; Jackson v. Railroad, 891 Mo. 104; Danforth v. Lowe, 53 Mo. 217. (2) Only by a direct proceeding in equity can a judgment be set aside after the term has passed at which it was rendered. Smith v. Hauger, 150 Mo. 437. (3) The statute under which the supervisor and the court assumed to .act in appointing…
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
This cause is presented to this court upon appeal from an order of the circuit court of St. Louis county, Missouri, refusing to vacate an order appointing William L. Watkins as receiver of the Home Co-operative Company. This proceeding is but one branch of numerous legal contests concerning the assets of the Home Co-operative Company of the city of St. Louis.
The facts concerning this controversy are correctly and fully set forth in the recent case of State ex rel. v, Reynolds, 20'9 Mo. 161. This appeal being simply from an order refusing to vacate the appointment of a receiver, it is not…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Shields v. ColemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- State ex rel. Sullivan v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Day v. Postal Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1887
- Reyburn v. MitchellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Crawford v. RossSupreme Court of Georgia · 1869
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