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6 Mo. 59

Pemberton v. Staples

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided October 15, 1839

Supreme Court of Missouri · decided 1839-10-15

The following opinion was delivered at the August term of the year 1839, and the cause, on motion of the plaintiff, in error, being kept under advisement, and the two judges who were then on the bench, being still of opinion that its former judgment was correct, now direct their opinions to be transcribed for publication.

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Decided 1839-10-15

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¶1Opinion of the court delivered by

Ed-vard'. Judge.

¶2Staple-, sued Pemberton by petition in iel>t in the Lewis circuit cofivi. Pemberton pleaded uon e.-.t -actum and fraud generally. Staples replied to the plea of non e it factum, and demurred to the plea of fraud. The court sustained the demurrer an I the plaintiff had judgment.

¶3The j laiuliffio error insists that the circuit court erred in su .trining the durmrrer to the plea of fraud, and cites the care of Montgomery vs. Tipton 1 Mo. Dec. 446. In the . ° ‘ , . , case Lijo; e rUed, the court held that fraud con-txtutcd a good ^encti ’rj 'ilw aH v;tí'! as hi equity/and that a general alie-gatiou of fraud, without specifying the particulars; was suf-There may Lave been some conflict in the decisions su5j(,cl, but we have not the authorities to ascertain how far this extends; 3 Chitty, 963, notes M, & 1. As at Presea!; advised, there seems to be no objection to the law as settled in the case of Montgomery and Tipton. The other judges concurríag, this cause is reversed and remanded.

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