Waterman v. Buckland
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. cited : Good v. Elliott, 3 Durnf. & E. 693 ; Morgan v. Pebror, 3 Bing. 447; Hibblewhite v. McMorine, 5 Mee. & W. 462 ; Johnson v. Fall, 6 Cal. 359; Kirkland v. Randon, 8 Texas, 10; Bass v. Peevey, 22 Texas, 295 ; 4 Zab. (N. J.) 576 ; 5 Harr. '347 Moran v. Pettis,- 3 Scam.
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Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. cited : Good v. Elliott, 3 Durnf. & E. 693 ; Morgan v. Pebror, 3 Bing. 447; Hibblewhite v. McMorine, 5 Mee. & W. 462 ; Johnson v. Fall, 6 Cal. 359; Kirkland v. Randon, 8 Texas, 10; Bass v. Peevey, 22 Texas, 295 ; 4 Zab. (N. J.) 576 ; 5 Harr. '347 Moran v. Pettis,- 3 Scam. (111.) 592 ; Cbitty on Con. 418 cited: Hickman v. Ben.-son, 8 Mo. 8; Hayden v. Little, 35 Mo. 422; Pittz v. Long, 40 Mo. 537; Hook v. Turner, 22 Mo. 333; Moxton v. Gheen, 75 Penn. St. 166 ; Kirkpatrick v. Bonsall, '72 Penn. St. 168; Gram v. Stebbins, 6 Paige, N. Y. 124.
1Opinion of the CourtGantt, P. J.
From the record it appears that,.on January 29, 1869, -plaintiff and defendant made a wager respecting the rise ¡and fall in the market of,mess-pork. The speculation covered the period of ninety days; each party placed his memorandum check in the hands of a stake-holder for $1,000. What was called a settlement was to be made at 'the end of ninety days, The quantity of pork, the rise or fall in the price of which was at risk, was 1,000 barrels. ‘The transaction was called an “option sale.” Waterman -purported to be the vendor, and Bucldand purchaser, of the pork. It was agreed that if, at the…
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