Leyden v. Owen
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — No». Wm. M. Kinsey, Judge. (1) If this proceeding is founded upon the contract of February 19, 1902, it goes without saying that in the first place no relief can be had against the appellant, James G. Owen, who Avas not a party to that contract and who derived no benefits from it, and no enforcement of the contract can be thought of in equity, or otherwise, unless the defendant Howe and the representatives of E. C. Owen wrere…
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — No». Wm. M. Kinsey, Judge. (1) If this proceeding is founded upon the contract of February 19, 1902, it goes without saying that in the first place no relief can be had against the appellant, James G. Owen, who Avas not a party to that contract and who derived no benefits from it, and no enforcement of the contract can be thought of in equity, or otherwise, unless the defendant Howe and the representatives of E. C. Owen wrere before the court. It is idle to say that the representatives of E. C. Owen can be affected or concluded by a proceeding to…
1Opinion of the CourtGoode, J.
A petition in the nature of a bill in equity was filed against James G. Owen, Andrew F. Howe, Hattie Owen and James G. Owen, Jr., but was dismissed before judgment as to all the defendants except James G. Owen; that is to say, dismissed voluntarily by plaintiff against Andrew Howe, Hattie OAven and James G. OAven, Jr., and a decree taken against James G. Owen alone. In February, 1902, Andrew F. Howe and Elmo O. Owen (brother of James G. OAven, husband of Hattie OAven and- father of James G. Owen, Jr.) were joint patentees and owners of the entire right, title and interest in and to letters…
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- Gregory v. StetsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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- Chadbourne v. CoeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1892
- Farrar v. PattonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1854
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