Swain v. Hill
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Chariton Circuit Court, Hon. G. D. Burgess, Judge. Statement of case by tbe court. This suit was begun before a justice of the peace where plaintiffs had judgment. On appeal to the circuit court it was dismissed on motion of defendant and plaintiffs appeal. The following is a copy of the statement filed with the justice: “ Jesse T. Swain, .. ' ‘ Thos. J. Martin, and “ Thos.
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Appeal from Chariton Circuit Court, Hon. G. D. Burgess, Judge. Statement of case by tbe court. This suit was begun before a justice of the peace where plaintiffs had judgment. On appeal to the circuit court it was dismissed on motion of defendant and plaintiffs appeal. The following is a copy of the statement filed with the justice: “ Jesse T. Swain, .. ' ‘ Thos. J. Martin, and “ Thos. T. Elliott, “ Suing herein for themselves and for all other persons having a common interest with them in the subject of this action, “ Plaintiffs. “ Against < ( William'E. Hill, Defendant. “Jesse T. Swain,…
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.
The sole question is, does the statement show a cause of action in plaintiffs?
There is no doubt that the validity of a subscription depends upon the law of contracts, i. e., it must have a payor and payee and be based on a consideration. Whether the mutual subscriptions of each subscriber are sufficient consideration for the promise of each, is a question in many cases, but is not necessary to- consider here, for the reason that the statement in this case not only alleges the several subscriptions, but that upon the faith of such subscriptions large amounts of money, *443work, and labor were…
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