Robert v. Rialto Building Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. —Hon. George H. Shields, Ju,dge. It was not error to give the instruction on the credibility of witnesses. There was a decided conflict in the testimony. The circuit court misconstrued the case of Keeline v. Sealy, 257 Mo. 497; Weller v. Laboratories Corp., 191 S. W. 1056; Yolk v. Zepp, 190 S. W. 609; Dawson v. Flintom, 190 S. W. 972; Schuler v. Life Ins. Co., 176 S. W. 274; Price v. Building Construction Co., 191 Mo.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. —Hon. George H. Shields, Ju,dge. It was not error to give the instruction on the credibility of witnesses. There was a decided conflict in the testimony. The circuit court misconstrued the case of Keeline v. Sealy, 257 Mo. 497; Weller v. Laboratories Corp., 191 S. W. 1056; Yolk v. Zepp, 190 S. W. 609; Dawson v. Flintom, 190 S. W. 972; Schuler v. Life Ins. Co., 176 S. W. 274; Price v. Building Construction Co., 191 Mo. App. 395. (1) The action of the trial court in granting the defendant a new trial should be upheld because the verdict of…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
This action was instituted before -a justice of thé peace to recover the value of three chairs, *123which, it is charged, were received by the defendant corporation from plaintiff “for safe-keeping and delivery of same” to plaintiff, and which defendant refused to so deliver on plaintiff’s demand. The trial before the justice of the peace resulted in a judgment for plaintiff and on defendant’s appeal to the circuit court and a trial there de novo, before the court and a jury, there was a verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $40. Thereafter, the court sustained defendant’s motion for a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hall v. Manufacturers Coal & Coke Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1914
- E. O. Stanard Milling Co. v. White Line Central Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- Benjamin v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1912
- Wiser v. ChesleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
- Schuler v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1915
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