*1 Vol. 281] OCTOBER TERM, 1919. 383 Tyler.
Harelson v. spondent’s knowledge peculiarly beyond ap that of pellant. voluntary Further, act of deceased was immediately injury. connected with [Carter v. Railroad, 177 Mass. Penn. v. Co. Marion, Ind. 239.] For these in other reasons the doctrine apply. voked does not arguments by respondent
IY. Other advanced support judgment. things Among* ques- it other rights complain tions the of the sub-lessee view prohibition McKey, [Cole in the v. lease. 66 Wis. already given dispose The reasons 500.] case. judgment All concur. is affirmed. Appellant, L. v. BENJA- HARELSON, CLARENCE MIN TYLER et al. F. One,
Division March 1920. general petition DEMURRER: A 1. Admissions. demurrér to a admits pleaded, allegations all facts well but it does not admit which are pleader. mere conclusions of the Judgment: Appellate 2. - — : Refusal to Plead Further: Practice. interposed general petition, Where defendants to. the demurrer sustained, upon plaintiff’s and, declining plead which the court further, judgment only demurrer, question entered on the for appeal by sufficiency an is the consideration petition, action, it and if states cause of either under the statute judgment law, .reversed, or at common will but otherwise it will affirmed. Charges 3. COMBINATION: Uniform for Personal Services: Statute. agreement by engaged voluntary An men whereby they charge same business bind themselves uniform personal selling hay rates com- services prohibitions against mission is not within of the statutes trusts trade, labor, and combinations in restraint for the reason that physical intellectual, whether is of con- lair rule commodity” “product struction of “im- portation, transportation, manufacture, purchase or sale” with- n meaning of those words as used in the statute. OF MISSOURI. SUPREME COURT Competition: Notwith- of Trade. -: Restraint -- — : -(cid:127): organized voluntary standing association was charges controlling stabilizing fixing, commission *2 selling brokerage buying on a for of its members fees n thereto, minimizing competition respect in market, certain hecessarily directly yet nothing agreement to a tends the or if quantity trade, or is calculated to limit restraint of the commodity fix, regulate price to lessen control of the it, competition selling buying the association statute. is not a combination condemned pro- Dealings Expelled Inhibiting Members. A 5. -: —--: With association, voluntary of a association articles of vision purpose stabilizing the fees and commissions formed for charge selling hay buying a for its 'members which n market, trading persons which certain debars them from suspended expelled membership who for violat- have from been rules, cannot, incidentally indirectly, ing except affect price producer commodity, and does not receives his which for bring the association the condemnation of statute. under Conspiracy: 6. Common Law: Civil Definition. A civil -- — : At accomplish, conspiracy two is a more combination of object, action, oppressive an unlawful lawful concerted or a action, object by oppressive unlawful or means. To sustain an damage combination; must have to warrant resulted damage injunction, an must be threatened. Oppression. Agree- -: -: -: Uniform 7. Commissions: voluntary and conduct mer- ments association of commission merely chants evidence to enforce and maintain charges buying fixed and uniform commissions for conspiracy; a certain market amount to civil but do by-laws provided where articles of that all association con- having tracts of a firm a member were plaintiff’s rules, member, partner to its was ^and a month partner expelled- the dissolution of the firm the previously pay assessed, a fine had firm itself failure not, penalized, not violated the rules or the association could expelled pretext privileges, him bar from all business intercourse with the members thereby oppressively -destroy his business selling hay the market effect drive him and in market; conduct, law, from the under the common amounts conspiracy. to a civil (cid:127) Appeal from Circuit Jackson Court.—Hon. A. Clarence Burney, Judge. TERM, OCTOBER Reversed' and remanded. Boyle,
L. C. A. E. and' S Watson, Dew Thomson, appellant. Brasher for sustaining
The court below erred the demurrer petition plaintiff. Co-operative defendants to Browning, Livestock Commission Co. v. 2601Mio. App. Walsh v. Association Master Plumbers, 97 Mo. Patent 280; Lowe’s Door 2T5Mo. 421. Fuelle, Co. v. respondents. T. Barker, John (1) properly The court sustained de- defendant’s City Hay murrer. Dealers Association *3 legally organized and does not Anti-Trust violate Browning, Laws of Mo. Missouri. Commission Co. 260 v. App. Exchange, v. 324; Grládish Stock An- 113 Mb. 726-; v. derson United States, 604; 171 H. v. Duluth S. State (N- S.) Bd. of 23 Trade, L. R. A.. Assn. v. Bottlers 1260; Fennentry, App. 81 Mo. 533; 538; Hunt v. 140Mich. Club, Hopkins Fowle v. 131 Park, 88; U. States, S. v. United 578; 171 S.U. Mathews Y. Press, v. Associated 136 N. 333; Comm. Co. Live 210!; v. 143 111. v. Ex., St. Warren Haepler 912; Tobacco Exch., 55 W. 149 v. N. S. Y. Ex., N. 414; Y.' Belton v. v. 109 N. Y. Hatch, 593; Co. Comm. Spencer, 105; Mo. 215 Whitwell Tobacco Fed. v. 125 Co., Bay, 454, 64 L. 689; A. Cincinnati 200 R. Packet Co. v. Noyes Intercorporate (2 Ed), 179; U. S. sec. Relations Mallory, 395; Yds. Stk. Co.v. 554; 157111. State v. Cham- ber Commerce, 670; 47 Wis. Trade, Ex. Grain Bd. of v. Eq. 15 Fed. 847; v. Stk. Co., Railroad Yds. 45 N. 50. J. (2) petition petition Plaintiff’s follows the in the case Browning, v. Commission Co. under 260 Mo. authority of that case must fail. Ex., Gladish v. Stk. App. 113 Mo. 726; Anderson v. S. States, United 171 U. (3) petition alleges Plaintiff’s 604. violation trying Anti-Trust Laws of Missouri. now He is to re- 25—281 Mo.
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cover under the law. This he do. common cannot under based his he recover statutes, action cannot 542; the common law. v. 219 Mo. Railroad, Mathieson App. Railroad, 143; Railroad, Madden v. Mo. Ham v. Browning, App. Mo. v. 149 Mo. Co. Comm. action was RAGLAND, C . This commenced City. County, Circuit Court for Jackson at Kansas petition, omitting parts, formal is as follows:
“For his cause action states .City, City Hay Dealers’ Association Kansas Kansas composed voluntary is a associátion certain Missouri, persons engaged in the in Kansas business mem- Missouri, others, and that the defendants, with power- thereof; bers and officers association is organization, ful control and that members thereof greater the far all transacted amount of largest City on the market is market, Hay City hay market world; that said Kansas and de- Dealers’ Association is contrived intended signed thereof and in create, for behalf of the particular industry, monopoly in that restrain line of competition transportation', importation, and stifle purchase manufacture, sale of on the Kansas price regulate, market and fix control and hay; by agreement among fix mem- and maintain passed rise bers,and rules said association and arbitrary price paid to be as commission methods, *4 hay City handling for on the hinder market; Kansas corporations engaged and and prevent City business on the Kansas and and market to hinder buy- prevent carrying this on the business of ing, selling, receiving shipping and market. on this says
“Plaintiff further association has said constitution, by-laws regulations, constitution, by-laws, and which regulations agreed upon by mem- are writing printed pam- bers, in a book or reduced to ‘ phlet By-Laws Regulations of Constitution, entitled City Hay Dealers’ Association Kansas the Kansas Vol. OCTOBER TERM, 1919. regula- by-laws and Missouri,’ constitution, which among as-
tions said constitute contract the members of said, illegal vio- sociation, unlawful, contract is. relating pools, lative statutes of Missouri trusts, (cid:127) conspiracies, boycotts, herein- as discriminations, employs after for forth; set that said men association plugging, watching weighing cars hay arriving City Kansas sale on the for association market; that each of the members monthly payment of are assessed certain fees weighers; employed pluggers, the men as watchmen and that it is the rule and custom of such to render month; bills for such dues and each fees to its members Section Article 6 of above con- mentioned regulations provides stitution, follows, as . to-wit: . ‘ ‘ ‘ assessments, Sec. 16. are on bills Whenever made they shall rendered for indebtedness to this delinquent thirty days be considered due and shall be automatically delinquency from date, and the said act of suspends pay neglecting refusing the member privileges the same from until all of this association paid. pay any Failure to assessment or indebtedness year date this association for term of one operate of said assessment or as shall of itself bill, forfeiture and cancellation of of such rights privi- property member and of all and other Suspended leges thereunder. not relieved members are payment payment assessment or bill assessment bill sus- members while under affecting pension any way shall not be as construed' suspension.’ (b), says (a), 6, 4,5, “Plaintiff further that Sections (c), (d), 7, said sections Section and Section which agreement regulate, constitute an unlawful control price regulate, fix tend to control and fix price hay, follows, to-wit: “ incoming ‘Sec. 4. The commission for description seventy-five per cents shall be *5 SUPREME OF MISSOURI. COURT Tyler.
Hartelson v. charge. sell- The for with no minimum commission ton, per fifty ing incoming cents wheat shall he straw oats charg-e oar minimum of five dollars on ton, awith pounds containing twenty less. thousand “ ship- buying and commission for ‘Sec. 5. The seventy- description hay ping outgoing shall be charge. per five The cents no minimum commis- ton, with outgoing buying shipping or oats wheat sion for charge per fifty straw cents with a minimum ton, shall be twenty containing thousand dollars for car five pounds or less. (2) member
“‘Sec. G. broker defined A. hay City inbound Kansas mar- who sells straw on hay actively engaged member ket for another hay buys member who in Kansas City any individual, for on the Kansas market straw principals corporation, of the firm or where names making contract, broker and the are announced stage actual transaction owner at no of the becomes the property, looking or a member or straw inspection shipped City market for sale or to the Kansas recons'igned other destination. afterwards it is “ per brokerage ‘(b) one dollar car be A charged member’s incom- sell another where members up City hay- giving ing the Kansas or straw on market, pro- principals trade, time at the namies acting prohibited as bro- vided kers for non-resident for inbound straw members or non-members. pe.r brokerage shall “‘(c) car dollar A one City
charged or straw on for gives up the names member market where the principals principals trade, time of at the paid proof ac- will be bills all furnish substantial cording to contract. “ brokerage per shall ‘(d) car of one dollar A having receiving hay charged reconsigning it to inspected at Kansas same inspection, paying shipper other .markets. charges. reconsigning plugging and watchman, OCTOBER TERM, 1919. *6 “ Every ‘Sec. 7. member of this association, every person, corporation firm or to trade or admitted charge to business therein do- who shall less than the regular brokerage rates of commission or established by the rules this of or or shall assume association, re- any portion bate same, or with intent shall, any directly indirectly, regular in way, evade or the brokerage by rates of commission or established purchase, rules of this association, or offer or it, them, any for sale; with shall, or or in cut evade .intent directly indirectly, regular way, or rates of com- brokerage mission and established rules this of report any or shall association; make or false or ficti- purchases; any tious sales or or resort to shall method accounting, directly indirectly, of or or violation of contrary and effect a strict adherence to regular established rates of commission and broker- age directly indirectly buy of this association; or or give, any money or to do, offer so other or consideration any person procure of nature whatsoever in- or shipments consignments hay fluence or or straw in any shall, with intent cut or evade form, way, directly indirectly, regular rates of com- brokerage mission and established the rules of this malee use shift or device whatso- guilty violating shall be ever, the rules this deemed establishing association rates of and bro- commission kerage, and on conviction thereof shall be fined fifty association in the sum of one hundred dollars, dol- paid person furnishing lars of which to the shall upon rule evidence conviction had. This regular prevent employment shall traveling prohibit of this association of but shall men, traveling a division of commission men with who are not members this association. “ 8. All contracts of member ‘Sec. a this as- having a firm a of this sociation, member partner, corporation general having a member- ship representation any other member this as- general corporation as a other partner, sociation SUPREME COURTUP MISSOURI. Tylsr. having representation purchase for the sale of straw, transactions incident to proper, and straw business to the contracts rules of this association.’ prior says 21st
“Plaintiff further on and to the day copartner October, 1916, EL he was _one engaged S. business Kansas Nicoll, Hay under name of Missouri, & Southwestern S. Company; G-rain that the H. mem- said Nicoll day ber of the association; said 21st Oc- tober, 1916; this said dis-. H. S. Nicoll partnership; solved said that1 namely, thereafter, day the 1st H. Nicoll S. November, *7 automatically suspended from said association under 6¡ Section 16 of said and constitution, Article of by-laws, regulations nonpayment for the of the sum of $40.85 weighing, Plug- due association for said and watchmen 1916. ’ ging September, fees for the month of says “Plaintiff further that said association did day September, pass, 14th of an amendment by-laws, regulations, to the constitution, of rules and thereby said be- which' contract became association, tween the members thereof and is as which follows: “ Every 36. 'Sec. member this association and of every corporation firm or individual, admitted trade therein, or do shall business who have deal- business ings, pertaining purchasing or relations or straw at individual, with corporation suspension firm or is under who from mem- expelled bership, or who has therefrom because provisions a violation of of the constitution, by-laws, regulations rules and suspension, notice of such or expulsion, shall have been ten, by secretary, issued shall fined dollars each part every purchased car, thereof, so or sold.’ by-law illegal “That said constitutes an unlawful, wrongful contract between the defendants and the association; members said that the officers mem- on, day bers of such and after the 1st association did, wrongfully, illegally unlawfully, November, 1916, OCTOBER TERM, prevent plaintiff trans- to hinder and with intent acting City,-Mis- market at Kansas suspended plaintiff that maintain said was souri, by membership' former of his in said association reason by Nicoll, under and vir- association with said and that above-quoted no other tue amendment, Section* him, or trade member of the could deal association plaintiff; the said desirous wlas the said selling, buying, continuing receiv- the business ing shipping in Kansas' Missouri, only occupation calling, business, was his experienced, many mem- one in which he ofi bers anxious deal with him of said association were so business, but such to do were afraid provided fear of fine last above-named sec- member of the association did tion; one deal therefor 1, 1916, and after November fined association; the said that another sum $640 ten member of said fined said association was dollars alleged association for a similar offense, fine, made threats other officers of said association about members of said who were had salid in his or transact deal business with calling members, avocation; business, said regulations and constitution, reason agreements, threats, reason of said were intimi- *8 dealings prevented having any from business dated and said C. L. Harelson. with the during- says he was, further that
“Plaintiff engaged December, months November and continuing- reorganizing viewa his said business with City, hay carrying business on Kansas and acquaint- his and that his list customers Missouri; territory grain among- trade and ance City, including adjacent, tributary Mis- and to prose- great as and a basis value was souri, together territory, in said business cution of long experience in said was worth business, with his twenty-five that in dollars; thousand business said least large past of business, he had in tlie transacted amounts SUPBEME OF COURT MISSOUBI. being great sometimes as as five hundred cars aggregate yearly straw in making a month an and amount fifty of two to and hundred thou- hundred three sand dollars; that three on different de- occasions the unlawfully confederating conspiring fendants and to- gether injure destroy to said business of plaintiff prevent plaintiff1 carrying from his out plan reorganization prosecution and the of his said enjoying profits per- business and thereof, informed plaintiff sons negotiating reorgani- with whom was for a zation of this business that the members the associa- tion at Kansas Missouri, would be allowed plaintiff corpor trade with the said firm plaintiff might ration with which the associated; persons ready, each of the three above referred were willing money and able to furnish sufficient to enable plaintiff reorganize carry and to continue to on experience bis said use business and to his therein and knowledge acquaintance Ms customers and by dealers therein; thereof said reason were intimidated in the were to invest their funds afraid attempting
business was to reor- ganize, by plaintiff' prevented reason thereof was securing capital carry continue and said knowledge to use Ms ac- experience, quaintance with customers dealers aforesaid, reason of said malicious threats his statements, injured thereby largely business aforesaid de- stroyed; failure ’s efforts capital interest to licious threats and statements aforesaid made in his of the ma- business, reason said association em- aforesaid, ployed Hay corpo- Company, the Shofstall Grain & salary per ration, at a dollars month and two hundred shortly commissions; thereafter said prevent plain- and its with a view members, working Hay Shofstall Com- tiff for said & Grain pany, January 2, 1917, substituted the above- the Constitution, mentioned Section '36 12 of Article *9 OCTOBER TERM, 1919. Regulations, By-Laws, Rules following, the known as Section 36:' “ ‘Every every of this in- association and member corporation firm or do dividual, admitted or to.trade directly indirectly, therein, business or shall, who have any dealings pertaining business or the relations hay any handling shall use of shift, or1 make straw, subterfuge, nullify whatsoever, the intent device corporation of this firm rule, individual, who suspension from who is under has expelled the therefrom because of violation regula- provisions by-laws, the constitution, rules and suspension, after notice of such tions of the association, expulsion, secretary, the shall have been issued upon, thereof be fined the association shall, conviction nor the of five less than sum hundred dollars, more expelled suspended, dollars, than one thousand paid fifty by the shall dollars both, person, furnishing con- evidence based.’ viction is passage prior Sec- substitute
“That said defendant association 36, the officers said tion Llay Company that it & said Grain notified the Shofstall plaintiff, employ E. said and fined C. must cease membership defendant Shofstall, who holds said Hay corporation & said an officer of Shofstall and is having Company, said sum of $650' Grain Hay employ & Grain said Shofstall consequence Company, said thereof Hay employ discharged & Shofstall said Company; rules, that under Grain virtue members,- agreements regulations between Hay aforesaid, Association as Dealers’ said defendant prevented unlawfully illegally is calling earning living business, his avocation in. Missouri, at Kansas business territory; adjacent been in the that he has business unacquainted a lifetime business for he calling derive from which can or avocation other go into cannot that he livelihood: *10 OF MISSOURI. SUPREME COURT Tyler. Harelson v. ship any point other the and United States territory; the il- the. Kansas legal or that market unlaydul defendants, he and acts aforesaid calling earning living prevented and .from and his plaintiff-’s occupation greatly injured, has to the twenty-five damage sum, dollars; in the thousand to inter- threaten do continue defendants and occupation calling plaintiff fere with the business, and per- and if defendants are aforesaid, manner against illegal mitted to acts as aforesaid continue their occupation plaintiff’s calling aforesaid, and business, irretrievably destroyed wholly will and and the same be irreparable injury thereby plaintiff and the damage, will suffer prevention has no thereof he and ade- remedy quate should at the defendants be en-. law and plaintiff, joined interfering from with the his further boycott- occupation calling anywise or. in business, ing same. prays judgment against plaintiff “Wherefore damages, to-wit, defendants and of them for treble each seventy-!fi!ve costs, and dollars, and thousand sum plain- granted may temporary injunction restraining enjoining the said defendants tiff individually office, them and their1successors each of ’ City Hay Healers As- as members of said as business Missouri, of Kansas sociation agents associates,' their confederates, of said making representatives boycotting agents or any anywise proclaiming promulgating, or effectual, upon boycott against business, occu- or or his- calling, sending, conveying pation or deliver- or any or person, corporation ing way any- firm, as- or boycott any notice, otherwise, verbal or sociation plaintiff, way any menacing, against and from or hindering obstructing interfering or any patronage, from in customers, his way impeding enjoyment plaintiff from fullest patronage, may all the business and which he custom possess, acquire, enjoy interfering and from with the any person his business threats to who TERM, OCTOBER might associate or business become customer plaintiff; cause them will defendants or said person prevent to cease whomsoever associ- business relations customer or business hearing plaintiff, ate of the final hereof injunction perpetual, other be made proper just, further relief as to court seem equitable.” general interposed a petition defendants this
To declining Plaintiff sustained. court demurrer,’which *11 judgment on demur- rendered plead was further, to ap- prosecutes plaintiff this judgment Prom rer. peal. They pleaded facts. well
The admits all demurrer defendants summarized as The follows: be Hay City Dealers’ of the Kansas and members officers Admissions , .. Association, controls ' greater voluntary amount of the [*] hay busi- (cid:127) largest hay City market market, on ness part, organized, in was Association world. by agreement maintaining fixing and for the among paid as commis- to the amounts be its members handling brokerage buying, selling for and sions ob- of that market. In the Kansas furtherance a, among adopted and, ject constitution and it By 4, named. hereinafter others, those Sections (dj (b), thereof, it fixed commissions (a), (c) charged brokerage its members certain be and services By and defined. therein enumerated Sections provided any mem- that, it if of its thereof, 8- 7 and corporation, person, any firm entitled to bers, membership privileges by having reason of associated charged member, than it or less rates them with member or member its associated rules, fixed By if to a Section 16 thereof, fine. would paid by certain were not members within assessments suspension prescribed expulsion times, would auto- matically ensue. 36' thereof forbade mem- Section person, corporation having ber, or firm or pertaining privileges, having dealing, any business OF MISSOURI. SUPREME COURT City, straw Kansas suspen- corporation under individual, firm or expelled Association. from the sion, who had plaintiff prior was, thereto, On October 21,1916, engaged partner Nicoll, with one been, had the firm of South- business at Kansas under name Hay Company. last On date named western & Grain partnership. During dissolved their Nicoll partnership Nicoll was member continuance but first November follow- Association, suspended pay ing dissolution he was failure preceding. first assessments became October due suspension, After Nicoll’s maintained defendants plaintiff, on account his former association with suspended Nicoll, also no member of the Association could or trade with deal him. Thereafter, on account of inflicted in- threatened fines flicted Association, defendants on members prevented having any dealings them in pertaining hay: matter to the business. “On unlawfully three different occasions the defendants con- federating together conspiring injure and de- stroy plain- prevent business of *12 plan carrying reorganization tiff out his prosecution the enjoying of his said business and the profits plaintiff thereof, informed with whom negotiating- reoganization was for a of this business that the members of the would not be Association allowed to plaintiff trade with corporation or with firm might he which be associated.” On each these plaintiff occasions, when successfully was about to plan by a mature which he would have secured the in- support fluence and large financial capital men of in forming organization a business to deal in on the Kansas market, was he thwarted defendants Finally, manner stated. the these failures brought about employ- defendants, secured hay-and-grain corporation ment with a to on work a salary and corporation commission. An officer of the was member the defendants Association; caused TERM, OCTOBER employment, plaintiff’s him fined account to be discharged. By reason thereupon was plaintiff’s business, defendants, acts of the aforesaid destroyed and was of $25,000, value was of' deprived Defendants avocation. of his plaintiff’s such interference continue threaten to calling. business and allegations that Association effect, monopoly designed and intended create importation, competition trans-
restrain and stifle hay,-and portation, purchase manufacture, and sale of price regulate, it was thereof; control and fix that designed prevent plaintiff further and others engaging City mar- on the the As- ket; the constitution and among- sociation constitute a contract its members relating pools, is violative of this State statutes Conspiracies, boycotts, being trusts, merely discrimination pleader,
conclusions of the are not admitted depends specific Their demurrer. soundness pleaded. facts theory developed by
I. There was no case only question passed trial below. The suffi- on was the ciency petition, general of In tested demurrer. ruling, reviewing apply it is incumbent to us principles controlling same ^e were Practice petition court nisi. If the a cause of states action, either under the statute law, common improvidently was, demurrer judg ruled; otherwise [Railroad ment should be affirmed. v. Freeman, Mo. Comings 80; v. Brewing 48 Mo. Railroad, Filler v. Co., 313.] 223 Fed.
II. voluntary Defendants are members of associa- petition predicates tion, and such the statutory lia- bility against them *13 by-laws because the- constitution,, regulations and of that association constitute, as it is alleged, an understanding agreement : its mem^ers ttnt- consp-ir- amounts to a cha^fM Service, acy in restraint trade as defined Personai some or all of Sections 10298 to 10301, MISSOURI. SUPREME OF COURT Looking laws the* Statutes Revised inclusive, of the Association principal pleaded, that we find subject they else all deal, and which maintaining* fixing* of com rates incidental, is charged by brokerage members. its mission and to be organi purpose they only of the So far as disclose, among remu its zation was fix stabilize members compensation for their services nerative rates of shipments reconsigning selling buying;, receiving agreement and straw. Is the so evidenced thereby, by-laws, within combination effected prohibitions for at' think not, of the statute? We (1) ques following* The least the reasons: contract engaged whereby tion is one men same per charge have bound uniform rates for themselves merely nothing* sonal com services, more. The bination thus formed is for the under the statute, ban physical,
reason, labor, whether intellec tual, by any or a combination of the is not commodity” fair' two, “product rule of construction a that is “importation, transportation, manufac ’’ purchase ture, meaning or sale within the words as used in [State the statute. rel. Associated v. ex (2) 421.] Fuelle, 215 Mo. Press, Co. v. Door Mo. are members of which defendants While the association fixing organized unquestionably brokerage controlling the rates of commissions buying selling for the respect competition minimizing thereto,
market and directly regulations neces nothing in Nothing therein trade. sarily to a tends restraint regulate quantity fix, to limit is calculated competition busi price, nor to lessen .the control the There seem and straw. ness of dealings respect imposed with to the no restraints specifi at least none non-members, dis kind that only alleged. inhibition cally debars members one tinctly appears is suspended ex- have been persons who trading with *14 399 TERM, Vol. OCTOBER (cid:127) Tyler. Harelson v. viola for a
pelled association the however, that, It rules. be said, tion its brokerage rules' of the specified ini commission and paid, charges which he must association fixed hay may be producer his price receives for which thereby. question whether is indirectly, the- affected But any appreciable directly, production price or to is regulated by a which makes rule extent, controlled or charges known definite and uniform instead variable, probable is and unknown. It of uncertain instead charges uniformity certainty of the of the agent, warehouseman, would like those of carrier encourage production trade rather foster tend to way or it would be one reverse, but whether than incidental, would remote or other, effect be consequently association, which formed promoting protecting1; direct the interests -brought thereby within would members, the condemnation [Door statute. Fuelle, Co. v. supra, Hopkins l. 474; v. 593; c. 171 States, United S.U. States v. Duluth Bd. of Minn. 506.] Trade, petition
III. Whether the a action states cause of apparent at common law is next be considered. It is selling hay that the business of straw great on the Kansas market so an extent is done Hay „ the members of the Dealers’ As- , , Conspiracy. , , Civil ... sociation, that one who is a not member great disadvantage engaging in, under a would be entirely continuing prevented if not in, such business, if the declined to therefrom, any dealings question, therefore, with him. have whether the action of defendants ex- is and.conduct cluding plaintiff from all relations with mem- thereby virtually making bers of the association conspiracy. A of him amounted to trade outlaw conspiracy” is said to two combination “civil -by persons accomplish, action, an concerted more object object; oppressive lawful unlawful-or oppressive sustain an means. action, To unlawful SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI.
n damage must have resulted the combiuatiou; damage warrant injunction, an must be [Na threatened. Fireproofing tional Co. v. Builders’ Assn., 169 Fed. ex supra; State rel. v. Associated Press, v. Walsh As App. sociation, 97 principle 280.] The de Mo. object sought termines whether to be effected two acting more legal illegal concert can *15 clearly not be by stated more than was done the court Fireproofing in National supra, Co. v. Builders’ Assn., page object purpose 265: “The direct of a combina primary legality. tion furnishes the test of its It is not every injury upon opera inflicted third in its tion that renders a unlawful. combination not It is enough illegality agreement to establish an between persons, certain that it show works harm to others. agreement primary An promoting purpose entered into for the pot parties the interest of the is il rendered legal by may incidentally injure the fact that it third persons. Conversely, agreement an entered into for primary purpose injuring legal another is not rendered may incidentally parties. the fact that it benefit general As a rule it be stated when the chief that, object injure oppress per of a combination is to third when, conspiracy injury it is sons, a but ; that, merely oppression is carrying incidental out of a purpose, conspiracy. lawful it is not a Stated in another way: A combination into entered for the real malicious person, purpose injuring a in Ms third business property may conspiracy amount to a a and furnish ground damages of action for the sustained, or call for injunction, though an even formed for the ostensible purpose benefiting actually operat its members advantage; ing to extent some to their but combina a oppressive object, tion without such ulterior entered into merely purpose promoting by for the lawful means conspir its members, the common interests of is not a acy.” Applied City Hay to the Kansas Dealers’ As conclusively quite this test shows that the ob sociation, ject by-laws, its it seeks to as disclosed effect, law obligatory upon rules make it ful. These members, TERM, OCTOBER they organizations associate with which business hay, to. themselves for the they provide charge for the commission; fixed rates respective their the members infliction of fines organizations rates; for a violation of such they require payment penalty of under members, suspension expulsion, for the of certain assessments they support forbid Association; suspended dealing been who have with those merely expelled membership. All of evi- from purpose uni- a to enforce and maintain fixed and dences charged by form its members. rates of commission to easy, bring scope It within the is not however, "provided purpose, means and the of this accomplishment, the actions of the defendants in appear pursuit plaintiff. It does not their been, ever of the Association. was, he had member partner one Nicoll, member, He had Hayi Company. But that did & Grain Southwestern per to disci- make se, member, *16 pro- by-laws pline by 8 of the the Association. Section having firm ... of a a vides that “all contracts general partner . . as a . member of this hay . purchase . . are and sale of contracts subject pro- association.” of this to the rules Section it rule rates a firm violates to that if such as vides plaintiff partner of was that, while be fined. shall So subject rules firm were to the of the the contracts Nicoll, commission, reference to rates Association of the with charged less to a fine if it the firm itself by this extent, them. this fixed To rates than the obligation plaintiff only, ever assume did extent partnership Nicoll. reason of his Association appear Hay & that Southwestern not it Now does respecting Company rates, the rules violated ever Grain suspend- 'firm of that Nicoll the dissolution after but non-pay- association for the from ed had become These assessments ment assessments. they partnership, but the dissolution due -before Mo. 26—281 SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI. against-
had firm, been assessed the member not .the individually plaintiff, appear it does not that either obliga- partner or as a former was under Nico'll, pay by-law purport tion to to them. itself not does penalize any defaulting but How one member. Yet, then could come within its condemnation? pretext suspended it is on the' membership privileges, have that defendants debarred him all business intercourse alleged, association. the facts the inference From beyond scope plain entirely the defendants went objects purposes the true accomplishment employs ; for their means that it pretext rules, for their and color under and, deprived oppressing plaintiff, own unlawful as- of the him all with members business relations that there other facts not dis- sociation. It altogether petition throw an closed that would light those defendants, different conduct of but on the nothing justification. appearing, further call for stated, destroyed By plain- their concerted defendants action, if business, show, tiff’s they it devolves! them injury thus indicted them was can, part pro- merely on their the result of effort lawful opinion, there- mote their own welfare. We are petition common fore, that states of action cause law. being has said with reference
What a non-member of the Association should construed not suspension implying or1 ex- a member, pulsion, as an Ishmaelite can for all be treated time regardless circumstances, of all other members, the other conspiracy. doing amount is that their conduct so *17 respect as this we hold All that pleaded, in accomplish solely good in faith' if enforced primary and main- purpose fix the Association of commission uniform tain for rates accomplish- for the means brokerage, a lawful object. of such ment 403 1919. TERM, OCTOBER
Hardaway Hardaway. v. Judgment canse remand- is reversed The proceeded conformity the views in ed be expressed. concur. and Small, herein CC., Brown opinion foregoing Rag- PER CURIAM:—The opinion adopted court. Blair, land, C., J., Woodson, JJ., concur; Goode, J.,P. and Graves sitting. Appellant, v. HARDAWAY, RICHARD WINDHAM HARDAWAY. SHERMAN WILLIAM One, March 1920. Division Voluntary: A Lien. Cancellation: No Consideration: CONVEYANCE: grantor possession of his faculties full deed made voluntarily fraud, but no induced undue wise influence or agreement promise on the and without of his own volition pay through others, directly part grantee, to either either grantor money support old his for the and care therefor or long-cherished pursuance age, dis- so but of a made grantee pose land, will, rhe would deed or either aside, death, grantor’s a lien nor can it after the cannot set own damages. supposed land declaied on the for Appeal Skinker, H. Court.—Hon. Polk Circuit C.
Judge.
Aeeibmed. appellant. and Herman
J. M. Leavitt Pufahl fiduciary having (1) been shown relation The presumes defendant, law exist between influence. Cadwal- that the deed was obtained undue 113 Kirschner, Mo. Kirschner-v. West, lader v. 48 483:; Mo. McDermeitt Mo. 518; Ennis v. 297; Burnham, Kincer Mo. Keesler, Kincer, Mo. v. v. 240' (2) should aside failure of con- be set deed