State Ex Rel. Kaercher v. Roth

On March 30, 1929, an amended petition was filed, in this case, in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County. The suit was brought in the name of the State of Missouri, at the relation and to the use of Austin W. Kaercher against defendant, George J. Roth, constable of Central township, St. Louis County, and defendant, Southern Surety Company, a corporation, as surety on the bond of defendant, Roth. Plaintiff prayed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for damages, resulting from personal injuries received. Defendants filed separate demurrers, which alleged that the petition did not state a cause of…