Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. American Packing Co. v. Reynolds

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided April 30, 1921PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Certiorari. (1) The St. Louis Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the trial court. Considering the errors assigned by relator in that court, the necessary effect of its decision is that it held the converse of all of the propositions outlined in the six points which follow, while it expressly decided against relator in respect to the first four points. (2) The petition in this case wholly failed to state facts- sufficient to constitute a cause of action.

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Certiorari. (1) The St. Louis Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the trial court. Considering the errors assigned by relator in that court, the necessary effect of its decision is that it held the converse of all of the propositions outlined in the six points which follow, while it expressly decided against relator in respect to the first four points. (2) The petition in this case wholly failed to state facts- sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The case involves the relationship of master and servant. In order for a recovery to be sustained upon the theory of res ipsa…

1Opinion of the CourtElder, J.

Certiorari to quash judgment of the St. Louis Court of Appeals.

Statement Relator seeks by writ of certiorari to quash a judgment entered by the St. Louis Court of Appeals affirming a judg ment of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, in a case *n wkich one Jacob Heckfuss was respondent, and the American Packing Company (relator herein, was appellant, reported in 224 S. W. 99, for the alleged reason that said Court of Appeals failed to follow the last previous ruling of this court, as required by the Constitution of this state.

The opinion of the Court of Appeals outlines the petition in…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Price v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1909
  2. Paddock v. SomesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1890
  3. Degonia v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1909
  4. Blanton v. DolbSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
  5. Chandler v. Chicago & Alton RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1913

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Gordon v. Muehling Packing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1931
  2. State Ex Rel. Missouri State Life Insurance v. AllenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1922
  3. State Ex Rel. Calhoun v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1921
  4. Kitchen v. Schlueter Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1929
  5. State Ex Rel. Raleigh Investment Co. v. AllenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1922

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