Lester v. Spayd
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Yernon Circuit Court. — Eon. B. G. Thurman, Judge. The verdict was supported by substantial evidence. The finding of the jury is conclusive on this court. Carlton v. Monroe, 185 Mo. App. 172; Temple v. Railroad, 83 Mo. Ápp. 64; Colyer v. Railroad, 93 Mo. App. 147; John Deere Plow Co. v. Sullivan, 158 Mo. 440; Caldwell v. Van Ripper, 84 Mo. App. 563; National, etc., Assn. v. Scudder, etc., Co., 82 Mo. 245.
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.
This is an action on a contract in which plaintiff obtained judgment in the circuit court.
For the purpose of understanding our views in this *691case it will not be necessary to give a detailed account of all that was brought into the trial relating to the protracted controversy between the parties. Since the verdict was for the plaintiff, we must assume, as the facts in the case, all that the evidence in his behalf tends to prove, which will include all reasonable inferences which may be drawn from such evidence. It may be stated that plaintiff and his brother bought forty acres of land from…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- John Deere Plow Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- Carlton v. MonroeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1909