Boykin v. Campbell
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Thayer, J. Leahy v. Dugdale, 27 Mo. 437 ; City v. Clemens, 42 Mo. 69 ; De Barry v. Withers, 44 Pa. St. 359 ; Smith v.Kennett, 18 Mo. 154; Edged v. Tucker, 40 Mo. 523; Walker v. Mauro, 18 Mo. 564 ; Long v. Constant, 19 Mo. 320. Lansden v. McCarthy, 45 Mo. 106 ; Hobson v. Drummond, 2 Barn. & Adol. 303 ; Stevens v. Berning, 1 Kay & J. 168.
1Opinion of the CourtBakewell, J.
This cause was commenced before a justice. On trial anew in the Circuit Court, a jury was waived. Evidence was introduced to show that the defendants, on the 30th of May, 1879, bought of plaintiff fifty thousand pounds of bacon deliverable at seller’s option during July, 1879, at $5.52£ per hundred pounds. This contract was made subject to the rules of the Merchants’ Exchange. Under those rules, either party might call for margins as the market price varied. If the margins were not at once put up, the party *496entitled to demand the deposit might close the contract before July 31st, and demand a…
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