Girard v. St. Louis Car Wheel Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel Dillon, Judge. (1) The replication of fraud against a plea of release is proper only in a case -where the release is pleaded in a, plea of puis darrein continuance. 1 . Chitty on Pleading [16 Am. Ed.], p. 608; Pomeroy,. Rem. and Rem. Rights, see. 650; 3 Blackstone’s Com., 316; Stephen on Pleading [Tyler’s Ed.], p. 97; 18 Am. and Eng.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel Dillon, Judge. (1) The replication of fraud against a plea of release is proper only in a case -where the release is pleaded in a, plea of puis darrein continuance. 1 . Chitty on Pleading [16 Am. Ed.], p. 608; Pomeroy,. Rem. and Rem. Rights, see. 650; 3 Blackstone’s Com., 316; Stephen on Pleading [Tyler’s Ed.], p. 97; 18 Am. and Eng. Encyclopedia of Law, 517; Wade v. Emerson, 17 Mo. 267; Buller’s Nisi Prius [7 Ed.], 1817; Wild v. Williams, 6 Mees. & Welsby, 490; Crook v. Stephens, 5 Bing. (N. 0.), 688; Phillips v. Claggett, 11 M. & W.…
1Opinion of the CourtBarclay, J.
— The petition states a case for damages on account of personal injuries suffered by plaintiff while in the employ of the defendant company.
It charges as the cause negligence in respect of the operation of certain hoisting machinery, under the direction of defendant’s superintendent, at its shops in St. Louis; and alleges that, in consequence of that negligence (the particulars of which are not important at this stage of the proceedings), a heavy timber fell upon plaintiff, disabling him from labor, etc.
The answer denies the charge of negligence, and sets up, as a bar to plaintiff’s action, a…
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- Kley v. . HealyNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
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- Hartshorn v. DaySupreme Court of the United States · 1857
- Blair v. Chicago & Alton RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
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