Budd v. Hoffheimer
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. Evidence tbat may be a link in a cbain of testimony,, should not be excluded, although such evidence may not. be sufficient of itself to establish sncli defense. (Platt Co. vs. Marshall, 10 Mo., 315 ; Lane vs. Kingsberry, 11 Mo., 102.) II.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. I. Evidence tbat may be a link in a cbain of testimony,, should not be excluded, although such evidence may not. be sufficient of itself to establish sncli defense. (Platt Co. vs. Marshall, 10 Mo., 315 ; Lane vs. Kingsberry, 11 Mo., 102.) II. Although the courts will not interfere with the verdicts of juries on the ground that they are against the weight of evidence, yet, wlien hard cases appear to rise under the operation of this rule, it must be satisfied that the instructions are entirely unexceptionable. (Carrol vs. Paul, 16 Mo., 226.) III.…
1Opinion of the CourtYories, Judge
• This action was brought in the St. Louis Circuit Court by respondents, who it seems were brokers and followed the business of procuring loans of money for such persons as applied to them for said purpose, for a commission to be paid therefor.
It is charged in the petition, that on the 8th of April, 1869? the appellant by a writing filed with the petition, contracted with the respondent to procure for him, $20,000 on the real estate of appellant, situate on Main and Second Streets in the City of St. Louis, upon which was situate at the time a three and one-half story brick distillery, &c.,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sawyer v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1866
- Lane v. KingsberrySupreme Court of Missouri · 1848
- Platte County v. MarshallSupreme Court of Missouri · 1847
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