New England Loan & Trust Co. v. Brown
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Clinton Circuit Court.--t-Hon. Wm. S. Herndon, Judge. (1) The first point we shall notice is the refusal of the court to dismiss the suit upon the .motion of the defendant, on the ground that the plaintiff was a nonresident as shown by the pleadings.
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Appeal from the Clinton Circuit Court.--t-Hon. Wm. S. Herndon, Judge. (1) The first point we shall notice is the refusal of the court to dismiss the suit upon the .motion of the defendant, on the ground that the plaintiff was a nonresident as shown by the pleadings. R. S., sec. 2915; Snell v. Owens, 3 Mo. 226; Gov. of Missouri v. Rector, 1 Mo. 638; Brown v. Ravenscroff, 1 Mo. 397; Posey v. Buchner, 3 Mo. 605; Snowden v. McDaniel, 7 Mo. 313; Osprey v. Jenkins, 9 Mo. 643. (2) The second contention of defendant is that the contract sued upon in this case was altered without his knowledge or…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, P. J.
This is a suit on a contract. S. P. Allen, plaintiff’s agent for the placing of loans in Clinton county, received a letter from the defendant stating that he had purchased the Portus Clark farm of one hundred and sixty acres for the sum of $4,800, and further stating that he wanted a loan of $2,500 on it. Pursuant to this request, the said defendant executed and delivered his contract in writing to the plaintiff wherein he applied to said company for the loan of $2,500 on certain security therein offered, and on the further terms and conditions of said contract.
This contract was immediately…
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