Knapp, Stout & Co. v. St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Leroy B. Valliant, Judge. (1) Ey interposing the demurrers to appellant’s petition the respondents conceded the truth of all the averments of the petition. Shields ,v. Johnson Co., 144 Mo. 77; Dodson v. Lomax, 113 Mo. 555; McGinnis v. Geo. Knapp & Co., 109 Mo. 131; Wolff v. Ward, 104 Mo. 127. (a) And they thereby also conceded to he true the conclusions of fact drawn from the matters recited in the petition.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Leroy B. Valliant, Judge. (1) Ey interposing the demurrers to appellant’s petition the respondents conceded the truth of all the averments of the petition. Shields ,v. Johnson Co., 144 Mo. 77; Dodson v. Lomax, 113 Mo. 555; McGinnis v. Geo. Knapp & Co., 109 Mo. 131; Wolff v. Ward, 104 Mo. 127. (a) And they thereby also conceded to he true the conclusions of fact drawn from the matters recited in the petition. Harman v. St. Louis, 137 Mo. 502; Nichols v. Nichols, 134 Mo. 187; H. & St. Joe Railroad v. Kenney, 41 Mo. 271. (b) And respondents can…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.
On the 9th of November, 1896, the plaintiff, a Wisconsin corporation, filed the following petition in the St. Louis circuit court.
“The above named plaintiff brings this suit on behalf of itself and all other persons, owners'of property fronting on Main street, hereinafter mentioned, who may see fit to join, as paintiffs herein; and complaining of the defendants above named, said plaintiff says:
“That plaintiff, the Knapp, Stout & Co. Company, is a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, and for many years last past has owned, and now still does own and possess, among…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Rude v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- Schopp v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Lockwood v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- Glasgow v. St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Van DeVere v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
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- MacDonald v. Board of Street CommissionersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
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