Johnston v. Star Bucket Pump Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Wilson A. Taylor, Judge. (1) Even if defendant’s counterclaim be disregarded entirely, it was gross error to give plaintiff a judgment when, witb all liabilities paid, be bad in bis pocket more than be would bave made bad be completed tbe contract. Drainage Dist. v. Surety Co., 252 Mo. 565; Moore v. Gauss & Sons Mfg. Co., 113 Mo. 98; Harrison v. Franklin, 126 Mo. App. 366; Mitchell PI. M. Co. y.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Wilson A. Taylor, Judge. (1) Even if defendant’s counterclaim be disregarded entirely, it was gross error to give plaintiff a judgment when, witb all liabilities paid, be bad in bis pocket more than be would bave made bad be completed tbe contract. Drainage Dist. v. Surety Co., 252 Mo. 565; Moore v. Gauss & Sons Mfg. Co., 113 Mo. 98; Harrison v. Franklin, 126 Mo. App. 366; Mitchell PI. M. Co. y. Allison, 138 Mo. 50; Bean v. Miller, 69 Mo. 384; Berthold v. Elect. Con. Co., 165 Mo. 280; Lazar Mfg. Co. v. Pelligreen C. & I. Co., 179 Mo. App. 447;…
1DissentBond, J.
(dissenting) — I. Plaintiff brings an action in quantum meruit to recover the reasonable value of material and labor furnished in the - construction of a *452building and to establish a' mechanic's lien ' therefor against the building and the real estate upon which it is situated.
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The account exhibited contains a multitude of items of charge and .a claim of a balance of $12,920.08, due after allowance of credits, for which judgment and a lien to secure the same are prayed.
The defendant answered that it had paid plaintiff for all the materials and labor furnished by hiiu and, further, that…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Moore v. H. Gaus & Sons Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1892
- Fowle v. Lawrason'sSupreme Court of the United States · 1831
- Williams v. Chicago, Santa Fe & California Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- State ex rel. Kimbrell v. People's Ice, Storage & Fuel Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1912
- Caruth-Byrnes Hardware Co. v. WolterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
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