Meriwether v. Atkin
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Eon. John Gr. Park, Judge. (1) The plaintiff made a case sufficient to go to the jury, even if the defendant was not a participant in the particular meeting at which the minutes showing the adoption of the contract in question were approved. Ferris v. Thaw, 5 Mo. App. 279; Ferris v. Thaw, 72 M'o. 446; Richmond v. Judy, 6 Mo. App. 465; Insurance Co. v. Burkett, 72 Mo. App. 1; Heath v. Goslin, 80 Mo. 310; Riffe v. Proctor, 99 Mo.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Eon. John Gr. Park, Judge. (1) The plaintiff made a case sufficient to go to the jury, even if the defendant was not a participant in the particular meeting at which the minutes showing the adoption of the contract in question were approved. Ferris v. Thaw, 5 Mo. App. 279; Ferris v. Thaw, 72 M'o. 446; Richmond v. Judy, 6 Mo. App. 465; Insurance Co. v. Burkett, 72 Mo. App. 1; Heath v. Goslin, 80 Mo. 310; Riffe v. Proctor, 99 Mo. App. 601. (2) The court erred in excluding the minutes of the meetings of October 22 and October 29, and the roll of officers,…
1Opinion of the CourtBroaddus, P. J.
— This is a suit for alleged violation of contract. In 1903 plaintiff was the owner of certain real estate in Kansas City, Kansas, upon which he intended to erect a three-story building. The defendant was the presiding officer of an unincorporated association known as Wyandotte Aerie No. 87, Fraternal Order of Eagles, which had a lodge room in Kansas City, Kansas. Plaintiff’s evidence tended to show that negotiations were entered between plaintiff and defendant with the object on plaintiff’s part of constructing the *34third floor of his proposed building as a lodge room for the occupancy of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ferris v. ThawSupreme Court of Missouri · 1880
- Heath v. GoslinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
- Richmond v. JudyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1879
- Riffe v. ProctorMissouri Court of Appeals · 1903
- Ferris v. ThawMissouri Court of Appeals · 1878
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- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. LangerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1948