Sturdivant Bank v. Wright
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Stoddard Circuit Court. — Hon. W. S. G. Walker, Judge. (1) The court erred in refusing to give plaintiff’s instruction number 2. Plaintiff was entitled to have the jury instructed that in determining the credibility of the witnesses they might take into consideration their interest in the result of the suit. Bunker v. Hibler, 49 Mo. App. 563; R. S. 1909, Sec. 6354; Thompson on Trials (2 Ed.), sec. 2418. (2) The court erred in giving defendants’ third instruction.
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Appeal from Stoddard Circuit Court. — Hon. W. S. G. Walker, Judge. (1) The court erred in refusing to give plaintiff’s instruction number 2. Plaintiff was entitled to have the jury instructed that in determining the credibility of the witnesses they might take into consideration their interest in the result of the suit. Bunker v. Hibler, 49 Mo. App. 563; R. S. 1909, Sec. 6354; Thompson on Trials (2 Ed.), sec. 2418. (2) The court erred in giving defendants’ third instruction. The instruction as given, coupled two abstract statements of law that might be proper in some eases, but which, when…
1Opinion of the CourtReynolds, P. J.
This action is upon a note for $670, payable sixty days after date, dated September 11, 18-99, bearing interest at eight per cent per annum from maturity, and purports to be signed by E. O. Braley, L. Burris, T. O. Wright, A. H. Burlison, F. .H. Wright and T. J. Wright, the name of the latter purporting to be signed by mark (X). The action was begun on October 8, 1909, and is against T. O. Wright, F. H. Wright and A. H. Burlison, who were all served with process. A credit of $148.18 was entered on the back of the note as of date March 11, 1901. Judgment was asked against defendants for the…
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