249 Mo. 175 | Mo. | 1913
OPINION.
(after stating the facts as above).—I. Plaintiff in error submits two questions to this court: (1) that the copy of the “notice of demand” filed on April 8, 1907, as and for the demand of defendant in error, is not a statement of facts sufficient to constitute a demand against the estate of which plaintiff' in error is administrator; (2) that the filing of this paper with the clerk of the probate court in vacation and a few days before the lapse of two years from
Tbe paper filed in this case sets forth the constitutive facts of a demand, for it described tbe exact nature -and extent of the indebtedness and contained a full copy of the notes and tbe judgment evidencing it.
In courts where no formal pleadings are required, such as probate and justice’s courts, a statement of facts constituting a cause of action is sufficient, if it advise the opposite party of the nature of the claim and be sufficiently specific to bar another action. [Iba v. Railroad, 45 Mo. 469.]
The notice of demand filed with the clerk of the probate court in this case met this test. It, therefore, did not show on its face a “total failure to state any cause of action.” Not being subject to that objection, no other can be urged against it on this appeal, which brings up only the record proper.
Our conclusion is, that the pleadings supported the judgment of the circuit court; and it is affirmed.