Steffen v. City of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. L. B. Valliant, Judge. (1) The referee and circuit court erred in holding that the plaintiff is entitled. to recover any amount •whatever from the city of St. Louis, under his petition, and the evidence in the case. Persons dealing with municipal officers must ascertain, at their peril, that such public agents are acting strictly within the sphere, limited and prescribed by law, or the city will not be liable.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. L. B. Valliant, Judge. (1) The referee and circuit court erred in holding that the plaintiff is entitled. to recover any amount •whatever from the city of St. Louis, under his petition, and the evidence in the case. Persons dealing with municipal officers must ascertain, at their peril, that such public agents are acting strictly within the sphere, limited and prescribed by law, or the city will not be liable. Gheeney v. Brookfield, 60 Mo. 53; Mister v. Kansas City, 18 Mo. App. 217. (2) Powers must be exercised by the municipal officers, and in…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.
This is an action against the city of St. Louis on a contract for the construction and reconstruction of sidewalks within a designated district.
The contract was entered into July 22,1890, under ordinance number 15109, approved July 3, 1889, by and between plaintiff Steffen on the one hand and the city on the other by the president of the board of public works, and countersigned by the comptroller. By the contract plaintiff obligated himself to do the work of constructing sidewalks with artificial stone flagging, and repairing sidewalks with brick within the district bounded north by Franklin…
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