Crouch v. Thompson
Decision Date | 09 December 1913 |
Citation | 162 S.W. 149,254 Mo. 477 |
Parties | CROUCH v. THOMPSON. |
Court | Missouri Supreme Court |
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court; James E. Withrow, Judge.
Action by James N. Crouch against Frank C. Thompson, administrator of Judson M. Thompson, deceased. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Reversed and remanded, with directions to dismiss.
Action to reform contract so as to correct a mistake, and to recover damages for breach of the contract as reformed. Plaintiff had a decree of reformation and judgment for damages for breach of the contract assessed at $10,500. Defendant appeals.
The petition alleges that plaintiff and Judson M. Thompson, defendant's intestate, entered into a contract in writing as follows:
It also alleged the following:
The petition then alleges that Judson M. Thompson retained said sum of $500, refusing to repay it and to deliver the leasehold to the plaintiff, alleging plaintiff's damages at $20,500. The answer was a general denial.
The J. E. Kaime & Bro. Real Estate Company was the agent for Thompson in making the sale. Mr. David F. Kaime of that company testified: ...
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