Scarritt v. St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church
Missouri Court of Appeals
Error to St. Louis Circuit Court. A vote of a corporation, entered on their records and signed by the clerk, is a sufficient memorandum.— Tufts v. Mining Oo., 14 Allen, 407 ; Johnson v. Trinity Ohurch, 11 Allen, 123; Gha.se v. Lowell, 7 Gray, 33 ; Rhodes v. Qastner, 12 Allen, 130. Only the signature of the party to be charged is required.— Flight v. Holland, 4 Russ. 298; Shirley v. Shirley, 7 Blackf. 452 ; Glaison v. Bailey, 14 Johns. 484 ; Railroad Go. v. Evans, 6 Gray, 25.…
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Error to St. Louis Circuit Court. A vote of a corporation, entered on their records and signed by the clerk, is a sufficient memorandum.— Tufts v. Mining Oo., 14 Allen, 407 ; Johnson v. Trinity Ohurch, 11 Allen, 123; Gha.se v. Lowell, 7 Gray, 33 ; Rhodes v. Qastner, 12 Allen, 130. Only the signature of the party to be charged is required.— Flight v. Holland, 4 Russ. 298; Shirley v. Shirley, 7 Blackf. 452 ; Glaison v. Bailey, 14 Johns. 484 ; Railroad Go. v. Evans, 6 Gray, 25. The agreement is binding upon the party who signs it. — Eloísa v. Halsa, 8 Mo. 303; Ivory v. Murphy, 26 Mo. 534. Only…
1Opinion of the CourtBakewell, J.
This action is for damages for an alleged breach of contract for the sale of real estate. The defence is the Statute of Erauds. Other defences in the answer need not be alluded to for the purposes of the opinion. The plaintiffs took a nonsuit, which the court refused to set aside. The memorandum of the sale upon which the plaintiffs rely is an extract from the minutes of the quarterly conference of the defendant. It was excluded as incompetent. The entire *177deposition of one Boogher was also excluded on the same ground. The plaintiffs then announced that they had no other evidence of any…
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