State ex rel. Douglas v. Reynolds
Supreme Court of Missouri
Certiorari. The opinion of the Court of Appeals holds that all communications to the Board of Complaint are privileged and that no court can compel the production of them or compel the board to allow inspection, even if said letters were written maliciously and without probable cause, and this conflicts with the opinion of this court in the case of Finley v. Steele, 159 Mo. 299. Peak v. Taubman, 251 Mo. 418; Holmes v. Eoyal Union, 225 Mo. 568; Minter v. Bradstreet, 174 Mo.…
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Certiorari. The opinion of the Court of Appeals holds that all communications to the Board of Complaint are privileged and that no court can compel the production of them or compel the board to allow inspection, even if said letters were written maliciously and without probable cause, and this conflicts with the opinion of this court in the case of Finley v. Steele, 159 Mo. 299. Peak v. Taubman, 251 Mo. 418; Holmes v. Eoyal Union, 225 Mo. 568; Minter v. Bradstreet, 174 Mo. 487; Wagner v. Scott, 164 Mo. 301; Smith v. Fidelity Co-190 Mo. App. 457; Overton v. White, 117 Mo. App. 604; Yager v.…
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.
Certiorari to the St. Louis Court of Appeals. The judgment sought to he quashed is one entered in an original proceeding in that court. Such judgment was in a mandamus proceeding, and the Court of Appeals has succinctly outlined the facts in an opinion filed, thus:
“It is set out in the petition for a writ of mandamus now before us, that by Section 2 of Article XIV of the Charter of the City of St. Louis, a Complaint Board, consisting of three members, was created, with power in that hoard to employ a secretary. Setting out the action, it is averred that the respondents Tune, Walbridge and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Boske v. ComingoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Worthington v. ScribnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
- Smart v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
- Finley v. SteeleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. Board of Trustees of Michigan Asylum for the InsaneMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Kroger Grocery & Baking Co. v. YountCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
- State Ex Rel. Kugler v. TillatsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1958
- Groh v. SheltonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1968
- Vandivort v. Dodds Truck Line, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1969
- State Ex Rel, Tune v. FalkenhainerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1921
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