Quinn v. Van Raalte
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Wm. T. Jones, Judge. (1.) Under the law and all the evidence the court would have been justified in peremptorily directing the jury to return a verdict for the plaintiff, as was requested by her at the close of the whole case.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Wm. T. Jones, Judge. (1.) Under the law and all the evidence the court would have been justified in peremptorily directing the jury to return a verdict for the plaintiff, as was requested by her at the close of the whole case. (2) Under the law and all the evidence the court would have been justified in peremptorily directing a finding by the jury that plaintiff’s note was given for a loan of money, as was requested by plaintiff at the close of the whole ease. (3) The instructions given on behalf of the plaintiff are correct declarations of…
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
This is an action based on Section
7182, Revised Statutes 1909, to recover for usury. It arises out of a real estate transaction between the plaintiff and the defendants, Simon Van Raalte, Otto L, Mersman, and the Excelsior Realty Company. The amount sued for, with interest, is $21,000. A trial before a jury resulted in a verdict against the defendant Van Raalte for $21,000. A motion for a new trial was gaanted, and from that order the plaintiff appeals.
*78At the close of the trial' the plaintiff, in obedience to a ruling of the court, elected to stand on the second count of her petition and…
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