Pile v. Bright
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court.—Hon. D. E. Blair, Judge. (1) Tlie court committed error by ruling and bolding upon tbe trial of said cause that failure and want of consideration for tbe contract declared upon by plaintiffs could not be shown by defendant on account of tbe fact that said contract was in writing.
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Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court.—Hon. D. E. Blair, Judge. (1) Tlie court committed error by ruling and bolding upon tbe trial of said cause that failure and want of consideration for tbe contract declared upon by plaintiffs could not be shown by defendant on account of tbe fact that said contract was in writing. R. S. 1909, sec. 1974. (2) Tbe court committed error in directing a verdict for plaintiffs when it was conceded the plaintiffs were acting as agents for defendant and by their conduct had deceived and misled her, to her injury, and thereby procured in the contract for their own…
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
This is an action by plaintiffs to recover balance alleged to be due them for commission as real estate agents for having sold property belonging to defendant. The action was begun before a justice of the peace December 6, 1909, and in that court plaintiffs recovered judgment for $60.00,- and defendant appealed to the circuit court. In the circuit court the plaintiffs filed an amended statement and defendant filed thereto an answer in which she alleged that the property sold was encumbered and that her purpose in selling it was to get rid of the incumbrance and secure other property that was…
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