Legal Opinion

Chilton v. Pemiscot County.

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided May 27, 1932PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The plaintiffs (appellants here) are engaged, as partners, in a printing business in Pemiscot County publishing a newspaper of general circulation known as "The Democrat-Argus." They brought this suit against Pemiscot County seeking a judgment against the county for printer's fees alleged to be due them for publication in their newspaper of sheriff's notices of sale under special execution on judgments in a number of suits for delinquent real estate taxes. The defendant demurred to the petition on the ground that "the petition wholly fails to state facts sufficient to constitute any cause of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Neenan v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
  2. State ex rel. Hayes v. SnyderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
  3. State ex rel. Kerstner v. SanfordSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
  4. State ex rel. Gottlieb v. WilsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel., Pickett v. TrumanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933
  2. Duffley v. McCaskeySupreme Court of Missouri · 1939
  3. Chilton v. Drainage District No. 8Supreme Court of Missouri · 1933
  4. Chilton and Juden v. Drainage DistrictMissouri Court of Appeals · 1933
  5. United States v. Certain LandDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1943

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