Hull v. Lyon
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. This was a suit commenced by Josepli S. Hull on the 8th of November, 1852, to foreclose a deed of trust executed April 17, 1841, by Robert N. Moore and Alexander Moore, to secure the Bank of Missouri the payment of a note drawn by Robert N. Moore and endorsed by Alexander Moore and discounted by said bank, and to secure the payment of any note that might be given in renewal of the same.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. This was a suit commenced by Josepli S. Hull on the 8th of November, 1852, to foreclose a deed of trust executed April 17, 1841, by Robert N. Moore and Alexander Moore, to secure the Bank of Missouri the payment of a note drawn by Robert N. Moore and endorsed by Alexander Moore and discounted by said bank, and to secure the payment of any note that might be given in renewal of the same. The petition stated that after several renewals of the original note, Robert N. Moore executed his note for $1,843.34, dated December 23, 1842, which was endorsed by…
1Opinion of the CourtScott, Judge
The act concerning witnesses prescribes that an attorney shall be incompetent to testify concerning any communication made to him by his client in that relation or his advice thereon, without the consent of such client. (R. C. 1855, p. 1578.) Though Hull, the plaintiff, had an interest with Moore in the matter about which the common attorney was consulted, he had no right to any communications Moore might have made. The aim of the evidence was to affect Moore and those claiming under him. Any information Moore may have communicated, or any facts he may have stated, or admissions he may have…
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