Manewal v. Proctor
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Warwick Hough, Judge. The appeal is from an order overruling motion to quash a fee bill issued in favor of the referee in the ' cause. '(1) Under section 3286, Revised Statutes 1899, (which was section 5595, R. S. 1879) it has been held that a referee is not included within the meaning of said statute, and is consequently not entitled to a free bill for allowance as such referee, by virtue of said statute.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Eon. Warwick Hough, Judge. The appeal is from an order overruling motion to quash a fee bill issued in favor of the referee in the ' cause. '(1) Under section 3286, Revised Statutes 1899, (which was section 5595, R. S. 1879) it has been held that a referee is not included within the meaning of said statute, and is consequently not entitled to a free bill for allowance as such referee, by virtue of said statute. R. S. 1899, sec. 3236; Conroy v. Frost, 38 Mo. App. 355; Demsey v. Schwickardt, 62 Mo. App. 167. (2) The fulfillment of the agreement, made…
1Opinion of the CourtGoode, J.
A suit was instituted February 7, 1899, in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, by the plaintiff, George Manewal, against James M. Proctor for an alleged breach of contract on the part of the defendant in failing to furnish a correct abstract of title *317to certain real estate. The contents of the petition were pnt in issue by a general denial filed April 15,1899. On October 11, 1900, the case was referred to the respondent in this appeal (Henry H. Denison) for a decision on all the issues. Prior to the taking of testimony before the referee the following stipulation was entered into by…
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- Dempsey v. SchawackerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1895
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