Curtis v. Sexton
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Eon. Thomas J. Seehorn, Judge. (1) By an unbroken line of decisions covering the period since the adoption of the consitutional amendments in 1884, more than twenty-five years, the Supreme Court has held that it has no power or authority, by writ of certiorari, mandamus or prohibition, to review, direct or control the decisions of the Courts of Appeals in cases in which the Courts of Appeals are invested by the Constitution and laws of…
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Eon. Thomas J. Seehorn, Judge. (1) By an unbroken line of decisions covering the period since the adoption of the consitutional amendments in 1884, more than twenty-five years, the Supreme Court has held that it has no power or authority, by writ of certiorari, mandamus or prohibition, to review, direct or control the decisions of the Courts of Appeals in cases in which the Courts of Appeals are invested by the Constitution and laws of the State with jurisdiction to adjudge, even though its judgment on the merits be erroneous, or in conflict with the…
1Opinion of the CourtFaris, J.
Plaintiff sued in the circuit court of Jackson county, to recover money which he claims to be due him under a written contract between himself and the partnership of which the defendant was a member. Plaintiff does not plead the contract by its legal effect, but sets it out in full in his petition, and alleges that defendant has broken the same.
*237This case has enjoyed a long and varied legal career. The facts npon which it is bottomed need not he set out here at length, since the case has been considered here once npon its merits,- as will be seen by a reference to it under the style of Curtis…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Nephler v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- People Ex Rel. Clauson v. Newburgh & Shawangunk Plank Road Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1881
- State ex rel. Curtis v. BroaddusSupreme Court of Missouri · 1911
- Danforth v. Lindell Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- Short v. TaylorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State ex rel. Caruthers v. Little River Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of Missouri · 1917
- State ex rel. Iba v. EllisonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
- State Ex Rel. Bush v. SturgisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1920
- State ex rel. Gilman v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1915
- Rourke v. Holmes Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1914
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