Glover v. American Casualty Insurance & Security Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. L. B. Yalliant, Judge. (1) The proceeding for the production of books and papers for inspection takes the place of a bill of discovery in equity, and is only granted where the bill of discovery would lie. Larimore v. Bobb, 114 Mo. 446; Arnold v. Water Co., 26 Atl.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. L. B. Yalliant, Judge. (1) The proceeding for the production of books and papers for inspection takes the place of a bill of discovery in equity, and is only granted where the bill of discovery would lie. Larimore v. Bobb, 114 Mo. 446; Arnold v. Water Co., 26 Atl. Rep. 55. (2) The order of court compelling the defendant to produce for the inspection of the plaintiff the contract between the defendants and Beecher, Schenck & Benedict was improvidently made, and was erroneous. First. At the time said order was made there was no issue of fact…
1Opinion of the CourtG-antt, P. J.
Plaintiff instituted this action for libel against the defendant in the circuit court, city of St. Louis, returnable to the April term, 1893, asking for $150,000 damages. The basis of the action was that defendant in advertising its business issued a pamphlet containing a list of embezzlers, in which plaintiff’s name appeared.
Before there was any pleading to the merits on thepari of the defendant, plaintiff obtained an order for defendant to produce for inspection a contract between defendant and *178certain third persons, Beecher, Schenck & Benedict, general agent of the defendant. In his…
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