Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Malin v. Merriam

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided February 12, 1901PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Error to Ozark Circuit Court. — Hon. W. N. Evans, Judge. (1) An agreed case occupies the same footing as, and stands in lieu of, a special verdict. When filed it becomes a part of the record proper, and it is not therefore necessary to ask instructions, file motion for a new trial or save exceptions, to have judgment thereon reviewed in the appellate courts. All the facts necessary to a judgment and recovery are contained in the agreed statement in this ease.

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Error to Ozark Circuit Court. — Hon. W. N. Evans, Judge. (1) An agreed case occupies the same footing as, and stands in lieu of, a special verdict. When filed it becomes a part of the record proper, and it is not therefore necessary to ask instructions, file motion for a new trial or save exceptions, to have judgment thereon reviewed in the appellate courts. All the facts necessary to a judgment and recovery are contained in the agreed statement in this ease. There is no fact-left out, no want of clearness, no uncertainty or ambiguity. The only question presented by the record is, was the…

1Opinion of the Court

MARSHALL, I.

This is a suit to collect back taxes *658alleged to have been levied and assessed upon thirty-six different tracts of land in various townships and ranges in Ozark county, of which the defendants are alleged to be the owners, which taxes are averred to be one hundred and fifty-three dollars and sixty-four cents “for interest and sinking fund tax for the year 1895,” and one hundred and forty-six dollars and fifty-seven cents for the same purpose for the year 1896, and judgment is prayed for this amount, with interest and costs. The petition alleges that the lands were returned…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Gage v. GatesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
  2. State v. WallSupreme Court of Missouri · 1851
  3. Munford v. WilsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1852
  4. Carr v. Lewis Coal Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1888
  5. Eystra v. CapelleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. DimmickSupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
  2. Byers v. Essex Investment Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1920
  3. Sternberg v. LevySupreme Court of Missouri · 1901
  4. Fruin v. O'MalleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
  5. Bakersfield News v. Ozark CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1936

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