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Page v. Township Board of Education

Henry C. Page v. The Township Board of Education, of Tp. 57, R. 33

Page v. Twp. Bd. of Educ., 59 Mo. 264 (1875)
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Court
Supreme Court of Missouri · State Highest Courts
Decided
February 15, 1875
Judges
Napton, Other
Citations
59 Mo. 264
Headnotes
1. School board — Verbal contract of, binding. — The contract made on behalf of a school board for the. services of an attorney is binding, although not in writing and not pursuant to an order entered on the minutes of the board.
Summary
Appeal from DeKalb Circuit Court.' cited Turner vs. Chillicothe, &c. R. R. Co., 51 Mo., 501; Western Bank vs. Gilstrap, 45 Mo., 420; Mumford vs. Hawkins, 5 Denio, 355; Pulman vs. Mayor, &c., 54 Barb., [N. Y.,] 171; Salma vs. Mullen, 46 Ala., 411; Merrick vs. Burlington R. R. Co., 11 Ia., 411; Langdon vs. Castleton, 30. Vt., 76.

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Opinion of the Court — Napton

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Napton, Judge,

delivered the opinion of the court.

This was a suit to recover an attorney’s fee of fifty dollars.

There was no dispute that the services were rendered, and that the fee was a reasonable one; hut the court gave judgment for the defendant on the grounds that there was no written contract made with said school board, and no order entered on the minutes of the board at a regular or stated meeting of said board. The proof was that the attorney was employed verbally.

The judgment will be reversed and the case remanded, with directions that a judgment fot the $50 be entered for the plaintiff;

the other judges concur.

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1900: 11922: 11930: 119002026peak 1900 · 1

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. Tate v. School District No. 1123 S.W.2d 1013 (Mo. 1930)
  2. Fleischmann v. Graves118 Misc. 214 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1922)
  3. Terry v. Board of Education84 Mo. App. 21 (1900)

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  1. Tate v. School District No. 1123 S.W.2d 1013 (Mo. 1930)
  2. Fleischmann v. Graves118 Misc. 214 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1922)
  3. Terry v. Board of Education84 Mo. App. 21 (1900)

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