Jarrett v. Morton
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error io Third District Court. relied, among others, upon the following authorities: State v. Harrold, 38 Mo. 496 ; State, to use, etc., v. Smith, 31 Mo. 566; State v. Wissmark et al., 36 Mo. 592; Young v. White, 18 Mo. 93; Beale v. Cullum, 31 Mo. 258; Bay v. Sullivan, 30 Mo. 191; Gonsolis v. Gearhart, 31 Mo. 585. relied upon the following authorities: 2 Pars, on Cont., 5th ed., 780-2 ; Moyer v. Shoemaker, 5 Barb. 319; Matteawan Co. v. Bentley et al., 13 Barb. 641; Wheaton…
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Error io Third District Court. relied, among others, upon the following authorities: State v. Harrold, 38 Mo. 496 ; State, to use, etc., v. Smith, 31 Mo. 566; State v. Wissmark et al., 36 Mo. 592; Young v. White, 18 Mo. 93; Beale v. Cullum, 31 Mo. 258; Bay v. Sullivan, 30 Mo. 191; Gonsolis v. Gearhart, 31 Mo. 585. relied upon the following authorities: 2 Pars, on Cont., 5th ed., 780-2 ; Moyer v. Shoemaker, 5 Barb. 319; Matteawan Co. v. Bentley et al., 13 Barb. 641; Wheaton v. Baker, 14 Barb. 594 ; Masson v. Bovet, 1. Den. 69; Hogan v. Weyer, 5 Hill. 389 ; Chit, on Cont. 646, 748 ; 1 Greenl.…
1Opinion of the CourtBliss, Judge
The plaintiff brings his quantum meruit to recover for the services of a slave who was taken by the> defendant, in January, 1862, from Greene county to Arkansas, and returned with him in 1864. The plaintiff recovered $20 in the Springfield Common Pleas, and the judgment was reversed in the District Court. The only matters complained of, or that can be considered, arise from the charge to the jury upon the trial below.
There were two defenses. First, that the services were worth nothing ; and, second, an accord and satisfaction. The plaintiff had frequently demanded of the defendant payment for…
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