Reports of Cases Determined by the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri, Volume 259E.W. Stephens, 1915 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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affirmed alleged appellant assessed Attorney-General basement Carterville cause certificate charged charter circuit court Circuit Court.-Hon city of St common law Company concur Constitution contract corporation counsel court erred damages deed defendant defendant's Delany error evidence ex rel fact fendant follows Hal Jordan Heimeyer husband idem sonans indictment injury instruction issued Johnson Judge judgment June 23 jury Kansas City land lease lien Louis mechanic's lien ment Merchants Bank Missouri Muckermann Mullane Myers negligence Nolde notice nuisance opinion ordinance owner parties person petition plaintiff pleaded Polar Wave Ice proof prosecuting prosecutrix Public Utilities Act purchase Putnam County question Railroad Realty reason record respondent Revised Statutes Royal League rule sexual intercourse Stoddard county street suit supra tax bill testified testimony Tevis thereof tion to-wit trial court verdict Wentz wife witness
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Page 710 - All this is true, if time stood still ; which contrariwise moveth so round, that a froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing as an innovation ; and they that reverence too much old times are but a scorn to the new.
Page 469 - All charges made for any service rendered or to be rendered in the transportation of passengers or property as aforesaid, or in connection therewith, or for the receiving, delivering, storage, or handling of such property, shall be reasonable and just; and every unjust and unreasonable charge for such service is prohibited and declared to be unlawful.
Page 206 - The duty of this court, as of every other judicial tribunal, is to decide actual controversies by a judgment which can be carried into effect, and not to give opinions upon moot questions or abstract propositions, or to declare principles or rules of law which cannot affect the matter in issue in the case before it.
Page 612 - That in view of the many new forms of contracts and combinations which were being evolved from existing economic conditions, it was deemed essential by an all-embracing enumeration to make sure that no form of contract or combination by which an undue restraint of interstate or foreign commerce was brought about could save such restraint from condemnation.
Page 464 - That the common law of England so far as the same is applicable and of a general nature...
Page 707 - Whenever either commission shall be of opinion, after a hearing had upon its own motion or upon a complaint, that the rates, fares or charges demanded, exacted, charged or collected by any common carrier...
Page 284 - The decree of the circuit court will therefore be reversed and the cause remanded, with directions to enter a decree in accordance with the views herein expressed.
Page 527 - Witnesseth, That the said parties of the First Part, in consideration of the sum of One Hundred and Ten Dollars, to them paid by the said party of the Second Part...
Page 296 - Every mechanic or other person, who shall do or perform any work or labor...
Page 469 - And it is hereby made the duty of all common carriers subject to the provisions of this act to establish, observe, and enforce just and reasonable classifications of property for transportation, with reference to which rates, tariffs, rules, regulations, or practices are or may be made or prescribed...