Legal Opinion

George C. Prendergast Construction Co. v. Goldsmith

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided February 16, 1918PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Hugo Muench, Judge. (1) Special findings under Section 1972, R. S. 1909, must be responsive to all the issues. Cochran v. Thomas, 131 Mo. 268; Fahy v. Grocer Co., 57 Mo.

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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Hugo Muench, Judge. (1) Special findings under Section 1972, R. S. 1909, must be responsive to all the issues. Cochran v. Thomas, 131 Mo. 268; Fahy v. Grocer Co., 57 Mo. App. 76; Brant v. Robertson, 16 Mo. 129; Downing v. Bourlier, 21 Mo. 149; Sisson v. Barrett, 2 N. Y. 406; Clark v. Neumann, 56 Neb. 374; Phipps v. Harlan, 53 Cal. 87. (2) The findings of fact should be all the ultimate facts in issue, and not of evidenciary matters. Murdoch v. Finney, 21 Mo. 140; Sutter v. Street, 21 Mo. 157; Allison v. Darton, 24 Mo. 343; Powers v. United…

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ROY, C.

This is a suit to enforce the lien of a special tax bill of $1297.60 for the construction of sewers. Plaintiff had judgment for $1394.83, and defendants have appealed'.

The property has a front of 486 feet 1V2 inches on the west side of Kingshighway Boulevard, with a depth of 171 feet, bounded north by Bischoff Avenue and south by Old Manchester Road. About a quarter of a mile south of defendant’s land is Tower Grove Park, fronting west on the east side of-said boulevard, and extending south 1477 feet to Arsenal Street. The entrance to the park is two hundred feet wide, the south side…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cochran v. ThomasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
  2. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. HartIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Citizens Bank v. BolenIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Prior v. Buehler & Cooney Construction Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1902

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. McMurry v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1920
  2. Bank of Brimson v. GrahamSupreme Court of Missouri · 1934
  3. Haeussler Investment Company v. BatesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1924
  4. B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co. v. RobertsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1926
  5. State Ex Inf. Sanders Ex Rel. City of Lee's Summit v. City of Lake LotawanaMissouri Court of Appeals · 2007

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