Case v. Fogg
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. Defendant asked the following instruction, which was, given by the court: “ The jury are instructed that if they believe that Fogg, Miles & Co. was a firm of innkeepers, of which defendant was one, keeping a public inn at the city, of St. Louis, and that Nathan P. Case came there as a guest with his wife — the plaintiff — . and their baggage, and that Case and wife ran up a bill which they refused to pay from any cause, the jury are…
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. Defendant asked the following instruction, which was, given by the court: “ The jury are instructed that if they believe that Fogg, Miles & Co. was a firm of innkeepers, of which defendant was one, keeping a public inn at the city, of St. Louis, and that Nathan P. Case came there as a guest with his wife — the plaintiff — . and their baggage, and that Case and wife ran up a bill which they refused to pay from any cause, the jury are instructed that the said innkeepers had a lien on their baggage and a right to detain hut not-to sell the same to secure said…
1Opinion of the CourtBliss, Judge
The plaintiff brought her action in* the nature of an action of trover for the conversion, by the firm of Fogg, Miles & Co., of *47which defendant was a member, of a large quantity of ladies’ wearing apparel, furs, jewelry, etc., and recovered a judgment for $2,389. Counsel, in their briefs and argument, have considered at length the questions involved in the relation of the plaintiff, as wife, to her apparel and household stuff, etc., received from her parents, her paraphernalia, etc.; to her right to sue in her own name, and to the effect of a divorce, etc. ; but, upon inspecting the record, I…
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