Ford v. Stevens Motor Car. Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. — Son. Samuel Rosenfelcl, Judge. (1) (a). The judgment which J. W. Ford attempts to off-set is not a final judgment within the purview of the statute. Sec. 1300, R. S. 1919; 23 Cyc., 1480; Black on Judgments, par. 1005; 15 R. C. L. 822; Zerbe v. M., K. & T. Ry. Co., 80 Mo. App. 417; Gemmell v. Heuben, 71 Mo.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. — Son. Samuel Rosenfelcl, Judge. (1) (a). The judgment which J. W. Ford attempts to off-set is not a final judgment within the purview of the statute. Sec. 1300, R. S. 1919; 23 Cyc., 1480; Black on Judgments, par. 1005; 15 R. C. L. 822; Zerbe v. M., K. & T. Ry. Co., 80 Mo. App. 417; Gemmell v. Heuben, 71 Mo. App. 298; Prouty v. Swift, 10 Hun, 232; Weathered v. Mays, 1 Tex. 417. (b) The right of offset of judgments is exclusively determined by sec: Í300, R. S. 1919. Caldwell v. Ryan, 210 Mo. 37; Bauer v. Counts, 197 Mo. App. 233. (2) It…
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from an order sustaining respondent's motion to set off a judgment in favor of respondent against appellants.
On July 17, 1914, the Stevens Motor Car Company obtained a judgment against respondent for the sum of $1852.98. On March 8, 1917, respondent recovered judgment against the Stevens Motor Car Company for the sum of $4276.65. On November 21, 1917, respondent filed an amended motion to set off the last-mentioned judgment against the judgment in favor of the Stevens Motor Car Company.
The motion of respondent sets up the facts related above, and alleges that on March 6,…
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