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Pickering ex rel. Dryden v. Templeton

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 10, 1876PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. cited: Kives v. Plankpoad Co., 30 Ala. 92; Jenkins v. U. T. K. Co., 1 Caines’ Cas. 86 ; Fiser v. M. & T. R. R. Co., 32 Miss. 359 ; Highland Turnpike Co. v. McKee, 11 Johns. 100; Graham T, Co. v. Hurtin, 9 Johns. 218; Hibernia T. Co. v. Henderson, 8 Serg. & K. 219. cited : Wag. Stat., p. 322, sec. 2; Daly v. Timón, 47 Mo. 516; West.

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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. cited: Kives v. Plankpoad Co., 30 Ala. 92; Jenkins v. U. T. K. Co., 1 Caines’ Cas. 86 ; Fiser v. M. & T. R. R. Co., 32 Miss. 359 ; Highland Turnpike Co. v. McKee, 11 Johns. 100; Graham T, Co. v. Hurtin, 9 Johns. 218; Hibernia T. Co. v. Henderson, 8 Serg. & K. 219. cited : Wag. Stat., p. 322, sec. 2; Daly v. Timón, 47 Mo. 516; West. Boatman Bank Assn. v. Kribben, 48 Mo. 37 ; Wight v. Shelby R. R: Co., 16 B. Mon. 4; Lowe v. E. & K. R. R. Co., 1 Head, •659 ; LaGrange Plank-road Co. v. Mays, 29 Mo. 64; Piscat-aqua F. Co. v. Jones, 39 N. H. 491; Smith v.…

1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.

These cases may be considered together.

The plaintiff, Pickering, sued the telegraph company, got. judgment at the April term, 1870, of the St. Louis Circuit. Court, and, an execution being returned nulla bona, etc., he moved the court for separate executions against the-several defendants as stockholders of the company. It was alleged that the several defendants had only paid 50 percent. of their subscriptions. The matter was referred to a. referee, and, on the coming in of his report, the court awarded executions against the several defendant stockholders for the amounts claimed by the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Grignon's Lessee v. ASTORSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
  2. Gupton v. GuptonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
  3. Ritchie v. Franklin CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1875

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. TraerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
  2. State ex rel. Reorganized School District R-2 of Newton County v. RobinsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1955
  3. Haskell v. SellsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1883
  4. Fiedler v. Bambrick Bros. ConstructionMissouri Court of Appeals · 1912
  5. Ollesheimer v. Thompson Manufacturing Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1891

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