Lewis v. St. Charles County
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Charles Circuit Court, Edwards, J. Lewis v. St. Charles County, 5 Mo. App. 227 ; Schircker v. Ridingsf 65 Mo. 208 ; Gausen v. Buck, 68 Mo. 545 ; Lawler v. Burt, 7 Ohio St. 340. Briggs v. Penniman, 8 Cow. 387 ; Baker v. Backus, 32 Ill. 79; Sherman v. Smith, 20 Ill. 350; Tarbett v. Page, 24 Ill. 46 ; Mathews v. Albert, 24 Md. 527 ; Stanley v. Stanley, 26 Me. 191; Spear v. Crawford, 14 Wend. 20; Lewis v. St. Charles County, 5 Mo. App. 225.
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
This is the same case which was before this court at a former term, and which is reported in 5 Missouri Appeals, 225. By referring to the decision ef this court as there reported, it will be seen that when the cause was first before the circuit court, the learned judge sustained a demurrer to the petition, on the ground that the liability of St. Charles County as a stockholder in the St. Charles Western Plank-Road Company, under the charter of said company, extended no further than the par value of the amount of stock subscribed. But this court, being of opinion that the liability created by…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Schricker v. RidingsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
- Gausen v. BuckSupreme Court of Missouri · 1878
- Lewis v. St. Charles CountyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1878