Shickle v. Chouteau, Harrison & Valle Iron Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Boyle, J. The effect of the words “ more or less ” used in a contract is to permit only a slight variation from the specific amount named. — {dross v. Elgin, 2 Barn. & Adol. 110 ; Patlersonv. Judd, 27 Mo. 567 ; Iron Go. v. Parsons, 5 Gray, 591; Oabot v. Windsor, 1 Allen, 546 ; Blaneyv.
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Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Boyle, J. The effect of the words “ more or less ” used in a contract is to permit only a slight variation from the specific amount named. — {dross v. Elgin, 2 Barn. & Adol. 110 ; Patlersonv. Judd, 27 Mo. 567 ; Iron Go. v. Parsons, 5 Gray, 591; Oabot v. Windsor, 1 Allen, 546 ; Blaneyv. Rice, 2 Pick. 64, 550 ; McConnell v. Murphy, 21 U. S. 609. The writing was an imperfect instrument of contract on the part of the plaintiff, and does not import an obligation on their part as to the property to be delivered, with that degree of certainty that is…
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
We had no doubt about this case upon the argument, but, as it involves a considerable amount and a question of some importance in the interpretation of contracts, we have looked carefully through the record and printed arguments to see if we could discover anything which would change our first impressions.
It is an action for a part of the purchase-money of a quantity of old iron sold by the plaintiffs to the defendant corporation. - The defence is a counter-claim, the effect of which is that the plaintiffs contracted to sell to the defendant a greater quantity of iron than the amount which…
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