Hughes Bros. Paint & Hardware Co. v. Prewitt
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Son. Jas. H. Slover, Judge. The court erred in not declaring as a matter of law that under the pleadings and the evidence the plaintiff • was not entitled to recover. Sec. 8233, R. S. 1909; Rumsey v. Pieffer, 108 Mo. App. 486; MeLundie & Co. v. Mount, 145 Mo. App. 660; Lumber Co. v. Schuler, 49 Mo. App. 90; Allen v. Schorringhausen, Mo. App. 229; Merryman v. Buddecke, 242 Mo. 216; Michael v. Kennedy, 166 Mo.
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Son. Jas. H. Slover, Judge. The court erred in not declaring as a matter of law that under the pleadings and the evidence the plaintiff • was not entitled to recover. Sec. 8233, R. S. 1909; Rumsey v. Pieffer, 108 Mo. App. 486; MeLundie & Co. v. Mount, 145 Mo. App. 660; Lumber Co. v. Schuler, 49 Mo. App. 90; Allen v. Schorringhausen, Mo. App. 229; Merryman v. Buddecke, 242 Mo. 216; Michael v. Kennedy, 166 Mo. App. 462. (1) Omitting the general contractor as a party to the case will not make the judgment illegal or void. Horstkotte v. Menier, 50 Mo. 158;…
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, J. —
This a mechanic’s lien suit commenced in a justice court in Jackson county against J. P. Prewitt as contractor and defendants William H. Rowland and Lonis N. Rowland as owners of the property sought to he charged with the lien.
Personal judgment against Prewitt was rendered in favor of plaintiff and a lien adjudged against the property. Louis N. Rowland alone appealed to the circuit court. A trial there resulted in a judgment for plaintiff for the foreclosure of the lien. Both of the Rowlands moved for a new trial and when the motion was overruled both appealed to this court.…
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- Horstkotte v. MenierSupreme Court of Missouri · 1872
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- Fischer & Co. v. AnslynMissouri Court of Appeals · 1888
- Johnson-Frazier Lumber Co. v. Schuler & MuenchMissouri Court of Appeals · 1892
- Cahill, Collins & Co. v. ElyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1893
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