Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Hofmann v. Scarritt

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided May 14, 1895PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Prohibition. The petition in the case of Walruff v. The Weston Brewing Company, referred to in the opinion, is as follows: “ In the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, January term, 1894. “John Walruff, Plaintiff, "I “vs. I “The Weston Brewing Company, Defendant. J “Petition for Appointment of Receiver: “Petitioner states that the defendant, The.

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Prohibition. The petition in the case of Walruff v. The Weston Brewing Company, referred to in the opinion, is as follows: “ In the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, January term, 1894. “John Walruff, Plaintiff, "I “vs. I “The Weston Brewing Company, Defendant. J “Petition for Appointment of Receiver: “Petitioner states that the defendant, The. Weston Brewing Company, is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the state of Missouri, doing business at, and having its chief office in, the city of Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri; that the plaintiff is a stockholder in said…

1Opinion of the Court

Barclay, J. —

This is an original action in this court to obtain a writ of prohibition. It grows out of the suit of 'Walruff against the Weston Brewing Company, in the circuit court of Jackson county.

The suit was begun, January 9, 1894, by the filing of a petition, a copy of which will accompany this opinion.

On the same day the court (Judge Scarritt) heard an application in the case for a receiver, found the facts substantially as stated in the petition, appointed the plaintiff, Mr. Walruff, receiver of the corporation and of all its assets, and further ordered that the company transfer and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Merriam v. RossSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
  2. Hardin v. LeeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
  3. In Re New York & Porto Rico Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
  4. State ex rel. Johnson v. WithrowSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
  5. State ex rel. Morse v. BurckharttSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Atwood v. Cox, District JudgeUtah Supreme Court · 1936
  2. Powhatan Coal & Coke Co. v. RitzWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1906
  3. State Ex Rel. McNamee v. StobieSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
  4. State Ex Rel. Smith v. BrownSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
  5. State ex rel. Terminal Railroad v. TracySupreme Court of Missouri · 1911

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