State Ex Rel. Moore v. Morant
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
HOUSER, Commissioner.
This is an action for damages against a constable and the surety on his official bond for making a false return. A trial jury rendered a verdict for relators for $1,250. From the judgment rendered thereon defendants have perfected their appeal to this court.
The petition alleged as a breach of the condition of the bond that in a suit wherein Curry’s Clothing Company was plaintiff .and relators were defendants a .summons. was issued directed to the constable commanding him to summon relators to answer the complaint; that a deputy constable made a false return to the summons…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Vogelgesang v. WälderMissouri Court of Appeals · 1951
- Myers v. AdlerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1915
- Leslie v. CarterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1916
- State ex rel. Patterson v. TittmannSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
- State ex rel. Armour Packing Co. v. DickmannMissouri Court of Appeals · 1910
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