Hardwicke v. Wurmser
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Ron. Walter A. Powell, Judge. (1) Courts of Appeals have no jurisdiction of appeals involving the construction of the Constitution of the United States, or of this State. Constitution of Missouri, art. 6, sec. 12, and Sec. 5. of the Amendment to said article.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Ron. Walter A. Powell, Judge. (1) Courts of Appeals have no jurisdiction of appeals involving the construction of the Constitution of the United States, or of this State. Constitution of Missouri, art. 6, sec. 12, and Sec. 5. of the Amendment to said article. (2) A cause involving- the faith or credit that shall be given to the public acts, records or judicial proceedings of another State, or the legal effect thereof, involves the construction of the Constitution of the United States; and such constitutional question becomes involved whenever the faith,…
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, P. J.
This is an action in equity broug'ht in the circuit court of Jackson county, whereby the plaintiff seeks to charge the defendant as a trustee and compel him to account to her for certain profits or proceeds in the purchase and sale of certain real estate in which she claims an interest. The plaintiff had a judgment in the circuit court for $899.86. Both parties appealed to the Kansas City Court of Appeals. By unanimous opinion the Kansas City Court of Appeals held that plaintiff under her own proof was not entitled to recover at all. This disposed of both appeals. Motion for rehearing was…
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