Suttie v. Aloe
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis City Circuit Court. — I-Ion. Dahtel D. Fisher, Judge. (1) The instances of politeness on the part of the respondent were purely collateral, and were admitted in plain violation of the fundamental and primary rule that evidence, to be admissible, must be relevant to the issues in controversy.
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Appeal from the St. Louis City Circuit Court. — I-Ion. Dahtel D. Fisher, Judge. (1) The instances of politeness on the part of the respondent were purely collateral, and were admitted in plain violation of the fundamental and primary rule that evidence, to be admissible, must be relevant to the issues in controversy. Collins v. Dorchester, 6 Cush. 396 ; Carter v. Pryke, Peake’s Rep. 130 ; Bank v. Bank, 60 N. Y. 279; Maguire v. Railroad, 115 Mass. 240; Coale v. Railroad, 60 Mo. 232: Lester v. Railroad, 60 Mo. 265; Blair v. Pelham, 118 Mass. 420; Anglesey v. Haiherton, 10 M. & W. 235. The first…
1Opinion of the CourtRombauer, P. J.
This is an action to recover damages for the breach of a contract of employment. The contract, and its termination by the defendant, are admitted by the pleadings, and the only matter contested upon the trial was whether the plaintiff was discharged by the defendant for, or without, sufficient cause. The jury, under the instructions of the court, found that the discharge was wrongful, and awarded to the plaintiff damages, which were warranted by the evidence. The defendant appealing assigns for error the court’s action in admitting evidence in rebuttal, to which the defendant at the time…
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