Grier v. Strother
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court. — Hon. Henry G. Riley, Judge. (1) Respondent having, by solemn admission in his petition, admitted that appellant was entitled to credit for the item of $1477.69, is bound by said admission, and is estopped from denying its correctness. Harrison v. McReynolds, 183 Mo. 533; Cousins v. Bowling, 100 Mo. App. 452; Cross v. Railroad, 71 Mo.
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Appeal from Pemiscot Circuit Court. — Hon. Henry G. Riley, Judge. (1) Respondent having, by solemn admission in his petition, admitted that appellant was entitled to credit for the item of $1477.69, is bound by said admission, and is estopped from denying its correctness. Harrison v. McReynolds, 183 Mo. 533; Cousins v. Bowling, 100 Mo. App. 452; Cross v. Railroad, 71 Mo. App. 585. (2) Respondent was seeking to hold appellant responsible for all C. G. Shepard. & Co. had received from the Mill Company, and hence appellant was entitled to credit for the full amount respondent was indebted to C.…
1Opinion of the CourtNortoni, J.
This is a suit in equity for an accounting. Plaintiff sues the defendant, who, besides being his partner in a mill company, was also formerly a partner in the firm of C. G. Shepard & Company, which acted as agent for the mill company, and seeks an accounting with respect to a number of items set forth in his bill.
The court referred the matter to a member of the bar who heard the evidence, found the major portion of the issues for defendant and recommended a judgment for several hundred dollars in favor of him against plaintiff. On exceptions filed to this report, however, the trial court…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Harrison v. McReynoldsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1904
- Lamb v. BrolaskiSupreme Court of Missouri · 1866
- Cousins v. BowlingMissouri Court of Appeals · 1903
3Cited by1 opinion
- Estate of Chapin v. LongMissouri Court of Appeals · 1920