Long v. Moon
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Loiois City Circuit Court. — Host. Gk W. Lubke, Judge. (1) The petition in this case does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action against defendants. State ex rel, v. Bldg. Co., 14 Mo. App. 597 ; Billon v. Hunt, 11 Mo. App. 248; s. c., 28 Mo. 150 ; Murray v. Richmonds, 1 Allen (Mass.) 414; Braclcett v. Luthe, 4 Allen, 138 ; Qilliland v. Railroad, 19 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Loiois City Circuit Court. — Host. Gk W. Lubke, Judge. (1) The petition in this case does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action against defendants. State ex rel, v. Bldg. Co., 14 Mo. App. 597 ; Billon v. Hunt, 11 Mo. App. 248; s. c., 28 Mo. 150 ; Murray v. Richmonds, 1 Allen (Mass.) 414; Braclcett v. Luthe, 4 Allen, 138 ; Qilliland v. Railroad, 19 Mo. App. 416 ; Bliss on Code Pleading, sec. 318. Hence in view of the fact that the petition entirely fails to state a cause of action against appellants, and is, therefore, clearly distinguishable from a case…
1Opinion of the CourtBrace, J.
This is an action for personal injuries in which the plaintiffs recovered judgment, and the defendants appeal.
The undisputed facts are that the defendants engaged in the business of carriage manufacturers in the city of St. Louis under the firm-name of Moon Bros., in April, 1887, entered into a contract with one H. J. Reedy of Cincinnati, Ohio, who agreed to construct, and put up for them one of the said Reedy’s improved gear-power elevators in their new building, then being erected, and approaching completion, on the southwest corner of Seventeenth and Morgan streets in said city. The terms…
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