City of Trenton v. Devorss
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Gnmdy Circuit Court. — Hon. P. C. Stepp, Judge.' (1) Respondent city of Trenton fails to prove its own corporate existence as the record nowhere discloses that it has availed itself of the general laws authorizing cities and towns to become incorporated and courts will not take judicial notice of such incorporation. City of Hopkins v. B. B., 79 Mo. 98-100; State v. Hays, 78 Mo. 600-606; Bousey v. Wood, 47 Mo.
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Appeal from the Gnmdy Circuit Court. — Hon. P. C. Stepp, Judge.' (1) Respondent city of Trenton fails to prove its own corporate existence as the record nowhere discloses that it has availed itself of the general laws authorizing cities and towns to become incorporated and courts will not take judicial notice of such incorporation. City of Hopkins v. B. B., 79 Mo. 98-100; State v. Hays, 78 Mo. 600-606; Bousey v. Wood, 47 Mo. App. 465-469; Spurloclc v. Dougherty, 81 Mo. 171-180. (2) The record discloses no ordinance on which this action is sought to be based and “courts will not take judicial…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, P. J.
*12tice: evidence: exception. The defendant further objects that the trial court erred in its action permitting the plaintiff to read in evidence the ordinance on which the prosecution was founded, but as no exception _ _ , was taken and preserved to the action of
MporactioM:cprósviolation of ordipóratíoñ: coilateral. *11The defendant was prosecuted and convicted for the violation of an ordinance of the city of Trenton. From the judgment of the circuit court he has prosecuted his appeal here and urges as the principal ground thereof that the record does not dis-*13the court in that regard we are…
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