Legal Opinion

Bissell v. Warde

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided June 25, 1895PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. D. D. Fisher, Judge. • (1) The evidence does not sustain the finding of the referee and the judgment of the court. (2) The court erred in the admission of improper evidence offered by plaintiff, i. e., that of Collins, Roberts, and transcript in Malone v. Collins. Bank v. Outhwaite, 50 Mo. App. 124. (3) The court erred in the exclusion of proper evidence offered by defendant, i. e., the letters of Collins.

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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. D. D. Fisher, Judge. • (1) The evidence does not sustain the finding of the referee and the judgment of the court. (2) The court erred in the admission of improper evidence offered by plaintiff, i. e., that of Collins, Roberts, and transcript in Malone v. Collins. Bank v. Outhwaite, 50 Mo. App. 124. (3) The court erred in the exclusion of proper evidence offered by defendant, i. e., the letters of Collins. (4) ‘The referee failed to take the oath required by law. Vogt v. Butler, 105 Mo. 479; R. S. 1889, sec. 2143. (5) The adjournments and…

1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.

This is a suit brought by the executors of James R. Bissell, who was the owner and proprietor of a certain printing establishment carried on in the city of St. Louis, during the year 1881, under the name and style of the “Times Printing House.”

The defendant is alleged to have been a partner of one John J. Collins, who was a theatrical manager; that prior to the first day of April, A. D. 1881, defendant and said Collins formed and entered into a partnership for the purpose of carrying on a theatrical business in the United States, and this partnership was continued up to March, 1894; that by…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Wentzville Tobacco Co. v. WalkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
  2. Campbell v. DentSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
  3. Gates v. WatsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
  4. Edwardson v. GarnhartSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
  5. Green v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Mulholland v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
  2. State ex rel. Bell v. YatesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1910
  3. State v. RoseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1917
  4. McGregor v. J. A. Ware Construction Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1905
  5. Venie v. South Central Enterprises, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1966

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