Finck v. Schneider Granite Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.— Hon. Warwick Rough, Judge. (1) The demand of the St. Lonis Crushed Granite Company against the Schneider Granite Company for breach of contract was an asset of the St. Louis Crushed Granite Company which passed to its directors a§ trustees when the charter of the company expired; and John C. Finch, Jr., Philip F. Stifel and Gottlieb Eyermann, Jr., being at that time the directors of that company, they became entitled to this demand…
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.— Hon. Warwick Rough, Judge. (1) The demand of the St. Lonis Crushed Granite Company against the Schneider Granite Company for breach of contract was an asset of the St. Louis Crushed Granite Company which passed to its directors a§ trustees when the charter of the company expired; and John C. Finch, Jr., Philip F. Stifel and Gottlieb Eyermann, Jr., being at that time the directors of that company, they became entitled to this demand and were properly substituted as plaintiffs in this case regardless of the time when this suit was begun. R. S. 18&9,…
1Opinion of the Court
BRACE, P. J. —
This is an appeal from a judgment of the St. Louis City Circuit Court in favor of the defendant, from which the plaintiffs appeal.
By consent the cause was “referred to James A. Seddon, Esq., to try all the issues involved therein and report his proceedings to the court.”
Upon the coming in of his report, exceptions thereto were filed, which having been duly considered, were overruled, the report confirmed and the judgment rendered, from which plaintiffs appeal.
The report of the referee is as follows:
“findings of fact.
"The referee makes the following findings of facts:
“Crushed…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mugler v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Wiggins Ferry Co. v. Chicago & Alton RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1881
- State ex rel. Attorney General v. Simmons Hardware Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Gill v. FerrisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1884
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