Lehner v. Roth
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Louis County.— Hon. Gustave A. Wurdeman, Judge. (1) The court erred in sustaining defendant’s demurrer to the first, second and third counts of plaintiff’s amended petition. (2) The instrument sued on is a promissory note. Finney v. Shirley & Hoffman, 7 Mo. 42; McG-owen v. West, 7 Mo. 569; Ubsdell & Peirson v. Cunningham, 22 Mo. 124; Brady et al. v. Chandler, 31 Mo. 28; Loclier v. Kuechenmiester, 120 Mo.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Louis County.— Hon. Gustave A. Wurdeman, Judge. (1) The court erred in sustaining defendant’s demurrer to the first, second and third counts of plaintiff’s amended petition. (2) The instrument sued on is a promissory note. Finney v. Shirley & Hoffman, 7 Mo. 42; McG-owen v. West, 7 Mo. 569; Ubsdell & Peirson v. Cunningham, 22 Mo. 124; Brady et al. v. Chandler, 31 Mo. 28; Loclier v. Kuechenmiester, 120 Mo. App. 701. (3) The action in the case at bar is in an action “upon any writing, whether sealed or unsealed, for the payment of money or property,” within…
1Opinion of the Court
On February 28, 1916, plaintiff filed suit upon a written instrument as follows:
$834.00 St. Louis, Missouri, Sept. 1, 1905.
Achhundred u vier und after date dreisig promiseto pay to the order of Mike Lehner Achhundred vier und dreisig dollars for value received at the 4th NationalBank of St. Louis with interest from maturity at the rate 6% of eight per cent per annum. JOHN ROTH MARI ROTH.
Due: JAHN HOFER.
On the back of the instrument are these words:
Bezeilt in 19 Mai 1906-60 dol.
The English translation of the paper reads:
$834.00 St. Louis, Mo., September 1, 1905.
Eight hundred and thirty-four…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- McGowen v. WestSupreme Court of Missouri · 1842
- Reyburn v. CaseySupreme Court of Missouri · 1859
- Parker-Washington Co. v. DennisonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1916
- Ball v. Peper Cotton Press Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1909
- Curtis v. SextonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Lehner v. RothSupreme Court of Missouri · 1922