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  • State v. Hampton

    653 S.W.2d 191 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Jun 30, 1983

    In Antoine v. … Hickey v. Board of Education of City of St. Louis, 363 Mo. 1039 , 256 S.W.2d 775, 778 (Mo.1953). The burden of establishing its unconstitutionality rests upon the party questioning it. State v.

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • McAllister v. St. Louis Merchants Bridge Terminal Railway Co.

    324 Mo. 1005 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Mar 5, 1930

    Brown, 229 U.S. 317 ; Chicago, etc. Railroad Co. v. United States, 220 U.S. 559 ; St. Louis etc. Railroad Co. v. Taylor, 210 U.S. 281 .] In Philadelphia R. Ry. Co. v. … Louis-San Francisco Ry. v. Conarty, 238 U.S. 243 , the deceased was standing on the foot-board at the front of a switch engine, which, in its movement, collided with a loaded freight car standing on the same track.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Aaron v. Havens

    758 S.W.2d 446 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Oct 18, 1988

    The trial judge relied on such cases as Brown v. National Supermarkets, 731 S.W.2d 291 (Mo.App.1987), and Warren v. Lombardo’s Enterprises, Inc., 706 S.W.2d 286 (Mo.App.1986), in dismissing the petition. … Advance Rental Centers, Inc. v. Brown, 729 S.W.2d 644 (Mo.App.1987). Plaintiff’s counsel at oral argument suggested that the charges regarding the fire escape are more significant than those concerning the window.

    Cited 38 timesPublished
  • Schrock v. Estate of Lawrence

    327 S.W.2d 836 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Sep 14, 1959

    Lawrence, deceased, claiming $17,950 ($5.00 per day for 3,590 days) for room and board and for nursing care furnished deceased. … Roush v. Alkire Truck Lines, Mo., 245 S.W.2d 8, 10 [1] [2] [3]; Waller v. Oliver, Mo., 296 S.W.2d 44, 49 [7, 8]; Combs v. Combs, Mo., 284 S.W.2d 423, 427 [8]. Plaintiff’s evidence was that C. H.

    Cited 3 timesPublished
  • Winningham v. Trueblood

    149 Mo. 572 · Supreme Court of Missouri · May 23, 1899

    [Brown v. Weatherby, 71 Mo. 152 ; Wickham, Adm’r, v. Page, 49 Mo. 526 ; Laughlin v. Fairbanks, 8 Mo. loc. cit. 370.] … [State ex rel. v. Board, 108 Mo. loc. cit. 241; State ex rel. v. Laclede Gaslight Co., 102 Mo. loc. cit. 485; Sutherland, Stat. Const., sec.334; State v.Grant,79 Mo. loc. cit.122; State ex rel. v.

    Overruled by Cole v. Parker-Washington Co., 276 Mo. 220 (1918)Cited 28 timesPublished
  • Auldridge v. Spraggin

    349 Mo. 858 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Jun 3, 1942

    [Brown v. Weare, 348 Mo. 135 , 152 S. W. (2d) 649 .] Plaintiffs’-petition asks equitable relief and both'’parties have treated this as a suit in-equity: We shall treat it as such. [Rhodus v. … In’the case before us continuity of possession of the entire enclosed area has been maintained, and the'other elements of adverse possession as announced in Welsh v. Brown, 339 Mo. 235 , 96 S.

    Cited 23 timesPublished
  • State Ex Inf. Wallach v. Loesch

    350 Mo. 989 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Mar 25, 1943

    Appellant recognizes the rule that a legislature may grant to boards and bureaus power to promulgate rules and regulations. See State v. … Frank v. Tegethoff, 89 S.W.2d 666 , l.c. 669 (3), 338 Mo. 328 ; Acker v. Baldwin et al., 115 P.2d 455 , 18 Cal.2d 341 ; Board of Com'rs. of Vanderburgh County v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • State v. Morrow

    26 Mo. 131 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Mar 15, 1857

    approved February 8th, 1839, entitled “ An act to amend ‘ An act to incorporate the town of New Franklin,’ approved January 16th, 1833,” only repeals so much of the seventh section of the amended act as provides that the board … This case then falls within the principle of that of the case of The State v. Hawthorn, 9 Mo. 389 .

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • State Ex Rel. McClure v. Dinwiddie

    358 Mo. 15 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Aug 6, 1948

    See, Browne v. Creek, 357 Mo. 576 , 209 S. W. (2d) 900 ; Camden v. St. Louis Public Service Co., 206 S. W. (2d) 699 ; Vol. … Bates v. Miller, 133 Fed. (2d) 645, certiorari denied, 63 S. Ct. 1446 , 320 U. S. 210 , 87 L. Ed. 1848 ; Brown v. Cranston, 2 F. R. D. 270, 132 Fed. (2d) 631; General Taxicab Assn. v.

    Overruled implicitly by Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Whitehead & Kales Co., 1978 Mo. LEXIS 293 (1978)Cited 35 timesPublished
  • Wilson v. St. Louis & Western Railroad

    120 Mo. 45 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Feb 5, 1894

    Burgess v. Railroad, 99 Mo. 508 , and cases cited; Mackall v. Casilear, 137 U. S. 556 . II. … Hospes v. Mfg. Co., 48 Minn. 174 . In the case of Wilson v.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • State ex rel. Stotts v. Wall

    153 Mo. 216 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Dec 22, 1899

    At the May term, 1893, a majority of the board of directors presented a petition to the county court representing that after due consideration they had agreed to build a levee on a certain line therein designated, subject … A levee district when duly organized is a public political subdivision of the State (Morrison v. Morey, 146 Mo. 543 ).

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern Railroad v. Clark

    119 Mo. 357 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Dec 23, 1893

    Cremor v. Nelson, 23 Cal. 464 ; Browning v. Railroad, 3 Green Ch. 47; Mettler v. Railroad, 25 N. J. Eq. 214; Redmond v. Railroad, 33 Ib. 165; Mercer, etc., Railroad v. Railroad, 26 Ib. 464; Johnson v. Railroad, 17 Atl. … See, also, to the same effect, Kanne v. Railroad, 30 Minn. 423 ; Railroad v. Piel, 87 Ky. 267 ; Pearson v. Johnson, 54 Miss. 259 ; Faust v.

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Evangelical Lutheran Synod v. Hoehn

    355 Mo. 257 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Aug 1, 1946

    Morris v. Board of Trustees of Westminster College (1903), 175 Mo. 52, 56-7 , 74 S. W. 990 (1). 3 Proctor v. Board of Trustees of Methodist Episcopal Church, South, (1909), 225 Mo. 51, 64 (3), 123 S. … W. 636 ; Hairenik Assn., Inc., v. Boston (1943), 313 Mass. 274, 279 , 47 N. E. (2d) 9, 11-12; Board of Assessors v. Lamson (1944), 316 Mass. 166 , 55 N. E. (2d) 215, 154 A. L. R. 886.

    Overruled on other grounds by Barnes Hospital v. Leggett, 1979 Mo. LEXIS 310 (1979)Cited 30 timesPublished
  • State Ex Rel. Erwin v. Holman

    301 Mo. 333 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Dec 3, 1923

    of trustees of the hospital, and then to order such warrants dawn, as may be requested and desired by the board of trustees of the hospital when they present to the county court authenticated vouchers. … In Abbott v. Adcock, 225 Mo. l.c. 363, this court, quoting from State ex rel. v.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • Rice, Stix Dry Goods Co. v. Sally

    198 Mo. 682 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Oct 19, 1906

    Harrison ordered all signs that were hanging on the wall to be taken down, these signs' being some shoe signs of the Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company or something like that, “sold by by James B. … The sign was a white board about four feet long and six inches wide with the words “Sarah H.

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • City of Westport v. Mulholland

    53 L.R.A. 442 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Dec 18, 1900

    [Lancaster Co. v. Railroad, 29 Neb. loc. cit. 417.] In Beer Co. v. Massachusetts, 97 U. … In Fertilizing Co. v. Hyde Park, 97 U.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • Christopher Cole v. The Kansas City Southern Railway Company

    Supreme Court of Missouri · Jun 10, 2025

    Cole testified that, on the day of the accident, he attempted to board the second locomotive, believing there was adequate space for him to board safely. … AJKJ, Inc. v.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Bennett v. O'Fallon

    2 Mo. 57 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Nov 15, 1828

    This was an action of assumpsit brought by Bennett against the defendant as executor of Stokes, to recover the value of goods sold to the wife of Stokes, and for her board and lodging. … Rep., 281, M’Cuthen v. M’Gahay, is a full answer to this argument, and lays down the law correctly.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • State v. Seebold

    192 Mo. 720 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Jan 23, 1906

    [Cherry v. Commonwealth, 78 Va. 375 ; People ex rel. v. Wright, 3 Hun 306 ; Higgins v. Talty, supra.] In Voight v. Board of Excise, 59 N. J. L. 358, 36 Atl. 686 , 37 L. R. … L. 358; Board of Excise v. Barrie, 34 N. Y. 667 ; Higgins v.

    Cited 19 timesPublished
  • Siemer v. Schuermann Building & Realty Co.

    381 S.W.2d 821 · Supreme Court of Missouri · Jul 13, 1964

    Bogdanor, the Chairman of Metropolitan’s Board of Trustees. … Odom v. Langston, 356 Mo. 1140 , 205 S.W.2d 518, 520 (7); State ex rel. Gentry v. Curtis, 319 Mo. 316 , 4 S.W.2d 467, 475 (19).

    Cited 10 timesPublished

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