Legal Opinion

East St. Louis Cotton Oil Co. v. Skinner Bros. Mfg. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 8, 1918No. 5001PublishedCited by 5 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri; David P. Dyer, Judge. Action by the Skinner Brothers Manufacturing Company against the East St. Louis Cotton Oil Company, which counterclaimed. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

CARLAND, Circuit Judge.

Skinner Bros., as plaintiff, sued the Oil Company, as defendant, to recover $4,594.79, upon an account, a copy of which was attached to the complaint. The items of the account consisted of charges for time, labor, and material. The defendant answered the complaint by a general denial and counterclaim. The counterclaim alleged that the plaintiff and defendant on or about Eebrúary 15, 1916, entered into an agreement whereby plaintiff agreed, for the sum of $1,400, to build, install, and erect at defendant’s place of business in a good and workmanlike manner and with…

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Fairmount Glass Works v. Cub Fork Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
  2. Osborn v. Chandeysson Electric Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1952
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  4. Boe v. Marvel Equipment Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1925
  5. Fairmount Glass Works v. Cub Fork Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933

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