Schade v. Gehner
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jacob Klein, Judge. (1) Thecourt erred in sustaining defendant’s demurrer to the evidence for plaintiff. Clark v. Marshall, 34 Mo. 429; Chase v. Heany, 70 111. 268; Dickelv. Abstract Co., 89 Tenn. 431; Bank v. O’Connell, 23 Mo. App. 165; Page v. Frutch, 8 Chi. Leg.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jacob Klein, Judge. (1) Thecourt erred in sustaining defendant’s demurrer to the evidence for plaintiff. Clark v. Marshall, 34 Mo. 429; Chase v. Heany, 70 111. 268; Dickelv. Abstract Co., 89 Tenn. 431; Bank v. O’Connell, 23 Mo. App. 165; Page v. Frutch, 8 Chi. Leg. News, 385; Siewers v. Com., 6 W. N. C. 17; Burrowes v. Lock, 10 Yes. 470; Slim v. Croucher, 2 Giffard, 37; Donaldson v. Haldane, 7 C. & F. 762; Morton v. Hatch, 54 Mo. 408; State to use v. Thornton, 56 Mo. 525. (2) The court erred in excluding evidence offered on behalf of plaintiff.…
1Opinion of the CourtBrace, P. J.
This is an action by the plaintiff as the widow and sole devisee and legatee of George Schade, deceased, to recover damages of the defendant, an examiner of titles to real estate in the city of St. Louis, for alleged negligence in the discharge of his duty to examine and correctly report the condition of the title to a certain lot in said city which he was employed to do by the said Schade. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence the court sustained a demurrer thereto, and plaintiff took a nonsuit with leave, which the court refused to set aside, and the plaintiff appeals.
The evidence tended…
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