Eads v. Stifel
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City! of St. Louis.— lion. Wilson A. Taylor, Judge. (1) The contract sued on in this case is a valid contract and the evidence introduced hy appellant conclusively established that he duly performed his part of said contract. (2) Appellant was entitled to go to the jury upon the second count of his petition and the court erred in giving a peremptory instruction for the respondent.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City! of St. Louis.— lion. Wilson A. Taylor, Judge. (1) The contract sued on in this case is a valid contract and the evidence introduced hy appellant conclusively established that he duly performed his part of said contract. (2) Appellant was entitled to go to the jury upon the second count of his petition and the court erred in giving a peremptory instruction for the respondent. (3) There is nothing illegal in an agreement to pay for the open advocacy for the election of a candidate for office or for legitimate political work. 13l C. J. 438, paragraph…
1Opinion of the CourtReynolds, P. J.
This is an action by plaintiff against defendant, the petition in two counts. In the first count it is averred that on or about February 1, 1912, a certain agreement was made and entered into by and between plaintiff and defendant to the following, effect:
“Plaintiff was employed to devote his time and services to promoting the candidacy of Mr. William IT. Taft for nomination as President of the United States (and of Mr. Otto F. Stifel for National Committeeman for Missouri), in the various Congressional Districts of Missouri, and for said time and services was to receive one hundred dollars…
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- Meguire v. CorwineSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- University of North Carolina v. MaultsbySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1852
- Keating v. HydeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1886
- Southern Railway Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913