White v. University Land Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Pettis Circuit Court. — Hon. Richard ' Field, Judge. ' , (1) Plaintiffs had not, prior to the institution of this suit, reduced their claims to judgment. There existed no reason why they could not or should not have done so. They cannot, therefore, maintain this action. Luthey v. Woods, 1 Mo. App. 167; Dodd, Broivn & Co. v. Levy, 10 Mo. App. 121; Batchelder v. Altheimer, 10 Mo. App. 189; Thias v. Steiner, 102 Mo. 314; Kent v. Curtis, 4 Mo.
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Appeal from the Pettis Circuit Court. — Hon. Richard ' Field, Judge. ' , (1) Plaintiffs had not, prior to the institution of this suit, reduced their claims to judgment. There existed no reason why they could not or should not have done so. They cannot, therefore, maintain this action. Luthey v. Woods, 1 Mo. App. 167; Dodd, Broivn & Co. v. Levy, 10 Mo. App. 121; Batchelder v. Altheimer, 10 Mo. App. 189; Thias v. Steiner, 102 Mo. 314; Kent v. Curtis, 4 Mo. App. 121; Merry v. Freeman, 44 Mo. 518; jRoanv. Winn, 93 Mo. 512; Humphreys v. Milling Co., 95 Mo. 542. The cases of Turner v. Adams, 46…
1Opinion of the CourtGill, J.
The facts of this case as disclosed by the evidence are as follows:
In the year 1882, some of the citizens of Sedalia undertook to establish a school of a somewhat higher standard than the common schools, and for this purpose contemporaneously organized two corporations, one called “The Sedalia University,” whose articles of association were acknowledged October 3, 1882, and the other was called “The University Land Company,” whose articles were acknowledged October 28, 1882. *456The former was organized under the statute relating to the organization of benevolent associations, and the other under…
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