Lucas v. Clemens

Opinion of ike Court, delivered by

Tompkins, Judge.

Lucas commenced his action in the circuit court of Saint Louis county, and judgment being there given against him, he prosecutes this writ of error to reverse that judgment. This is an action of covenant brought on a deed sealed and delivered, by the defendants, by their attorneys. The deed set out in the declaration recites, that a joint stock company was formed by the defendants and others, for the purpose of building a hotel in the city of St. Louis, and that such company intended to apply for an act incorporating the said company ; and…