Legal Opinion

Rice v. James

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided October 27, 1992No. 60499, 60720PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CRANDALL, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff, Chester Rice, appeals from a judgment entered on a counterclaim in a court-tried case, awarding $9,000.00 plus interest to defendant, Leon James, for breach of an oral contract. We reverse.

Defendant is licensed by the City of St. Louis (City) as an electrical contractor. In order to obtain that license from the City, it was necessary for him to pass a test and be approved by an examining board. At the time of the events giving rise to this action, plaintiff was not licensed by the City as an electrical contractor, yet he was doing electrical contracting…

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2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. King v. MooreheadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
  2. Detling v. EdelbrockSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
  3. Parker v. PineMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. Consumer Contact Co. v. State Department of RevenueSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
  5. Schimmel Fur Co. v. American Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1969

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Peggy L. Smith, Individually and as Trustee of Peggy L. Smith Trust v. Hi-Speed, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2016
  2. Conduff v. StoneMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. North Central F.S., Inc. v. BrownDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1996
  4. School District of Kansas City v. Missouri Board of Fund CommissionersMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
  5. McCord v. GatesMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004

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