Smith v. Crews
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. cited: Ely v. Ownby, 59 Mo. 437. cited: W. B. Benevolent Assn. v. Kribben, 48 Mo. 37; Frang v. Dietrick, 49 Mo. 95; Maguire v. McCaffrey, 24 Mo. 552; 2 Pars, on Con. (5th ed.) 528.
1Opinion of the CourtBakewell, J.
This is an action on a written contract. In the first count of his petition plaintiff claims a balance of $359 for wages due him, under the contract, as master of the steamboat “Evening Star.” In the second count plaintiff claims $4,155 for moneys advanced by him, according to the terms of the contract, for the benefit of defendants, for supplies, materials, and labor furnished to the boat, according to an itemized account filed with the petition.
Defendant Crews (the only defendant who appeals) files a separate answer, in which he denies all indebtedness; charges that plaintiff received and…
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