Stone v. St. Louis Union Trust Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St: Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Robert M. Foster, Judge. (1) A bank is not liable to a depositor for interest upon a deposit unless there is a contract between them calling for payment of interest. 3 Am. and Eng. Ency.
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Appeal from St: Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Robert M. Foster, Judge. (1) A bank is not liable to a depositor for interest upon a deposit unless there is a contract between them calling for payment of interest. 3 Am. and Eng. Ency. Law (2 Ed.), p. 829; Zane, Banks and Banking, sec. 159. (2) Where such a contract is alleged to be based on offers contained in published advertisements which are claimed to have been accepted by acting thereon, such advertisements, (a) Must amount to an offer in fact, and not a mere inducement or invitation to do business. 9 Cyc. 276; Anson on Contracts (1 Am.…
1Opinion of the CourtNortoni, J.
This is a suit on a contract for interests alleged to have accrued on a current account of funds deposited by the plaintiff receiver for several years with the defendant trust company. Plaintiff recovered and defendant appeals.
Before stating the case and disposing of the questions arising on the merits thereof, it becomes essen*335tial to notice certain preliminary arguments pertaining to the right of this court to review the appeal.
The case is here on a full transcript of the record as authorized by section 813, R. S. 1899, section 813, An. St. 1906. Defendant, appellant, has furnished the court…
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