Legal Opinion

Jones v. Barnes

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided May 25, 1891PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from, the Jaekson Circuit Court. — Hon. James Gibson, Judge. The defendant, to sustain the issues on his part, cites the following authorities : Hutchinson v. Jones, 79 Mo. 496; Prior v. Kiso, 81 Mo. 248; Randall v. Rich, 11 Mass. 493; Colton v. Gorham, 33 N. W. Rep. 76; Whetstone v. McCartney, 32 Mo. App. 436; Walls' v. Atcheson, 3 Bing. 462 ; Hickells v. Atherstone, 10 Eng. Com.

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Appeal from, the Jaekson Circuit Court. — Hon. James Gibson, Judge. The defendant, to sustain the issues on his part, cites the following authorities : Hutchinson v. Jones, 79 Mo. 496; Prior v. Kiso, 81 Mo. 248; Randall v. Rich, 11 Mass. 493; Colton v. Gorham, 33 N. W. Rep. 76; Whetstone v. McCartney, 32 Mo. App. 436; Walls' v. Atcheson, 3 Bing. 462 ; Hickells v. Atherstone, 10 Eng. Com. L. 943 ; Smith v. Niver, 2 Barb. 180 ; Kinsey v. Minnick, 43 Md. 121; Mathews v. Tobener, 39 Mo. 115 ; Kerr v. Clark, 19 Mo. 132 ; Clemons v. Broomfield, 19 Mo. 118; Koenig v. Miller, 38 Mo. App. 186 ; Martin…

1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.

— Plaintiffs leased to defendant for the period of five years certain real property. The lease contained the following provision : “For the use and rent thereof the said John W. Barnes hereby promises to pay said Francis P. Devens, or to his order, $375 per month for the whole time above stated, and to pay the same monthly on the first day of each month.” The defendant Barnes on February 17, 1887, assigned his lease to Bennett & Hill, and thereafter the plaintiffs collected the rent of the premises from Bennett & Hill and others actually in the possession thereof; but without any agreement or…

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