McGrew v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Lafayette Circuit Court. — Non. Samuel Davis, Judge. (1) Section 2659 (which was a part of the legislation of the extra session of 1887) expressly provides: “This act is not intended to repeal any law now in force, not in direct conflict, but is intended to be supplemental to such laws.”
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Appeal from Lafayette Circuit Court. — Non. Samuel Davis, Judge. (1) Section 2659 (which was a part of the legislation of the extra session of 1887) expressly provides: “This act is not intended to repeal any law now in force, not in direct conflict, but is intended to be supplemental to such laws.” It is clear that section 2629, was enacted in pursuance of two sections of the Constitution and contains the exact language of section 12, and that section of the Constitution made it mandatory on the Legislature to pass just that law upon which this action is based. And section 14 of the…
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.
The plaintiff brought his action returnable to the December term, 1899, of the Lafayette Circuit Court.
Omitting caption, the petition is in the following words:
“Plaintiff avers that the defendant is and has been ever since the month of October, 1879, a railroad corporation duly organized under the general corporation law of the State of Missouri, and on the dates and *538at the times hereinafter named was engaged in the transportation of freight and passengers between the points in said State as hereinafter set forth. That the plaintiff is and was during all the dates hereinbefore and hereinafter…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State ex rel. Reid v. WalbridgeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- State ex rel. Maguire v. DraperSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
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- Missouri Southern Railroad v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1919
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