Webb-Kunze Construction Co. v. Gilsonite Construction Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Thomas G. Hennings, Judge. (1) There can be no question of the right of the Legislature to enact Sec. 11971, R. S. 1909, regulating weights and measurements. Ex parte House v. Mayes, 2;27 Mo. 617. (2.) No custom or usuage can nullify the statute. Ex parte House v. Mayes, 227 Mo. 617; Green v. Moffett, 22 Mo. 529. (3) Section 11971 must be read into the contract here in question the same as if set out therein at length.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Thomas G. Hennings, Judge. (1) There can be no question of the right of the Legislature to enact Sec. 11971, R. S. 1909, regulating weights and measurements. Ex parte House v. Mayes, 2;27 Mo. 617. (2.) No custom or usuage can nullify the statute. Ex parte House v. Mayes, 227 Mo. 617; Green v. Moffett, 22 Mo. 529. (3) Section 11971 must be read into the contract here in question the same as if set out therein at length. Zellers v. Surety, 210 Mo. 86; Henry Co. v.' Salmon, 201 Mo. 136 ; .Isenliour v. Barton Co-., 190 M.o. 163; State ex rel. v.…
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant Gilsonite Construction Company had a contract with the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association to erect a large building on Block 884 in the City of St. Louis. The Gilsonite Construction Company thereupon made a contract with the plaintiff, Webb-Kunze Construction Company, to do all the excavating for the building. After the excavation was finished satisfactorily to all parties, the plaintiff and the defendant Gilsonite Construction Company disagreed as to the method of measuring the work done in making the excavation. Thereupon the plaintiff filed its mechanic's lien and sued the…
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