Legal Opinion
Barker v. Stearns Coal & Lumber Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided June 16, 1942PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Stanley, Commissioner—
Reversing in part and affirming in part.
C. M. Barker, doing business as Citizens Milling Company, at Somerset, acquired $18,000 of scrip issued by the Stearns Coal & Lumber Company. These tokens were redeemable only in merchandise equivalent in value to the amounts indicated by numbers stamped on them. They were also marked as non-transferable. Barker demanded payment of the scrip in cash on a regular payday of the company but it was refused and he sued to recover the aggregate value. His petition was dismissed on demurrer. We reversed a judgment…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Roberts v. MossCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
- Barker v. Stearns Coal Lumber Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
- Carrs Fork Coal Co. v. Johnson Drug Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Griffith v. Clark Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926
- Elkhorn Piney Coal Company v. ElvoveCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
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3Cited by29 opinions
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