Copp v. St. Louis County
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. This suit was brought to recover of appellant pay for services alleged to have been rendered by respondent, in the matter of transferring stock of appellant in the Pacific Railroad Company to holders of tax certificates. The appellant, in the answer, denied any agreement to compensate respondent, or any legal liability to compensate him for the services alleged to have been rendered.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. This suit was brought to recover of appellant pay for services alleged to have been rendered by respondent, in the matter of transferring stock of appellant in the Pacific Railroad Company to holders of tax certificates. The appellant, in the answer, denied any agreement to compensate respondent, or any legal liability to compensate him for the services alleged to have been rendered. At the trial, the respondent gave in evidence an order of the County Court of St. Louis county, appointing him an officer of the court to transfer the stock in conformity with…
1Opinion of the CourtBates, Judge
The plaintiff was appointed by the County Court of St. Louis County its agent, to transfer stock in the Pacific Railroad to persons who held certificates of payment of a railroad tax, in lieu of which they were entitled to have stock transferred to them by the county.
The plaintiff was at the same time secretary of the Pacific Railroad.
The plaintiff having acted as such agent for some time, brought this suit to recover compensation for his services. When he resigned his agency, he presented to the County Court a bill for seven hundred dollars for his services, payment of which was refused. He…
2Cited by1 opinion
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. A. M. Wright & Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1889