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Strahorn-Hutton-Evans Commission Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided May 12, 1903PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — How. Horatio D. Wood, Judge. The court erred in refusing to give plaintiff’s instruction No. 1. Leonard v. Telegraph Co., 41 N. Y. 554; Croswell on Electricity, sec. 574; Tel. Co. v. Gris-wold, 37 Ohio St. 302; Tel. Co. v. Lathrop, 131 Ills. 575; Tel. Co. v. Scheffield, 71 Texas 570; Martin v. Teh Co., 1 Tex. Civ. App. 143; Bierbaus v. Tel. Co., 81 Ind. App. 246'; Fleichner v. Tel. Co., 55 Fed. 78; Parkes v. Tel.

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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — How. Horatio D. Wood, Judge. The court erred in refusing to give plaintiff’s instruction No. 1. Leonard v. Telegraph Co., 41 N. Y. 554; Croswell on Electricity, sec. 574; Tel. Co. v. Gris-wold, 37 Ohio St. 302; Tel. Co. v. Lathrop, 131 Ills. 575; Tel. Co. v. Scheffield, 71 Texas 570; Martin v. Teh Co., 1 Tex. Civ. App. 143; Bierbaus v. Tel. Co., 81 Ind. App. 246'; Fleichner v. Tel. Co., 55 Fed. 78; Parkes v. Tel. Co., 13 Cal. 422; Lee v. Tel. Co., 51 Mo. App. 375; Nelson v. Tel. Co., 72 Mo. App. Ill; Thompson v. Tel. Co., ■64 Wis. 531; Garrett v.…

1Opinion of the CourtGoode, J.

In May, 1899, the plaintiff 'corporation held a deed of trust, in the nature of a chattel mort*502gage, on fifteen hundred cattle belonging to John T. Lutz, of Meridian, Mississippi. The deed was made by Lutz to William Hunter, trustee, for the benefit of the plaintiff, on the ninth day of January of said year, at which time the cattle were in Texas; but there was a stipulation that they should be shipped forthwith to Meridian, where they were to remain in Lutz’s possession and be cared for by him according to certain agreed terms. Three of the six notes secured by the deed of trust matured April…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Lee v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1892
  2. Bierhaus v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1893
  3. Abeles v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1889
  4. Metzner v. GrahamSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
  5. Melson v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1896

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  1. Tirry v. HoganMissouri Court of Appeals · 1914

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