Legal Opinion

O'NEAL v. Mavrakos Candy Co.

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided December 14, 1953No. 43669PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHyde, J.

Action to recover commission claimed to be due for obtaining a lease for the lessee. The Court, a jury being waived, found for plaintiff for $2,340.00 and defendant appealed to the Kansas City Court of Appeals. That Court reversed the judgment on the ground that plaintiff declared upon an express contract and failed to prove it; but remanded with directions to permit plaintiff to amend his petition to declare on quantum meruit.

The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court of Appeals (O’Neal v. Mavrakos Candy Co., 255 S. W. (2d) 138) and are hereby adopted as our statement.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Muench v. South Side National BankSupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
  2. O'NEAL v. Mavrakos Candy Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1952
  3. Hoyt v. BuderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1928
  4. Murphy v. Knights of Columbus Building Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1911
  5. Chambers v. MarcumTennessee Supreme Court · 1953

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Farmer v. TaylorMissouri Court of Appeals · 1957
  2. Armco Steel Corporation, a Corporation v. Realty Investment Company, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
  3. Boyd v. MargolinSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
  4. Williams v. CassMissouri Court of Appeals · 1963
  5. Young v. HallMissouri Court of Appeals · 1955

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