Robertson v. McFarland, 87 S.W.2d 1067

Robertson v. McFarland

87 S.W.2d 1067

Mo. Ct. App.

1935

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BRYANT ROBERTSON, APPELLANT, v. ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍CARL R. MCFARLAND, RESPONDENT.

Kansas City Court of Appeals.

November 12, 1935.

87 S. W. (2d) 1067

A careful consideration of all the evidence, in оur view, fails to establish fraud and deceit. There is no evidеnce to support the charge that defendant оr its agent, Nugent, knew that the representations made, whatever they may have been, and concerning which thеre is a serious dispute, were ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍knowingly false or made with intent to defraud and deceive. Even if plaintiff‘s contention concerning representations be accepted as true, it would seem that plaintiff‘s proof, if aсcepted as true, might support an action for breach of contract, but not an action for fraud and deceit. [Stark Bros. Nursery & Orchards Co. v. Mayhew, 141 S. W. 433; Stratton v. Dudding, 147 S. W. 516; Diehl v. Charles, 8 S. W. (2d) 1082, 1083; Snyder v. Stemmons, 131 S. W. 724; Stufflebean v. Peaveler, 274 S. W. 926, 929; 55 C. J. 138, Sec. 101; 27 C. J. 44.] There is a clear distinction betwеen an action for fraud ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍and deceit and an action for breach of contract or warranty. [55 C. J. 654, par. 668.]

We have carefully examined the cases cited by respondent, but they are either cases where frаud and deceit were clearly shown in the ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍evidence, or are cases not in point on the question herein raised. We are constrained to reverse the judgment outright. All concur.

Pettijohn & Eiser for appellant.

A. F. Harvey for respondent.

IRA TAYLOR, RESPONDENT, v. C. C. KELDER, APPELLANT.

Kansas City Court of Appeals.

November 12, 1935.

88 S. W. (2d) 436

CAMPBELL C.—Plaintiff brought this suit seeking to recover damаges for the breach of a contract. This record proper discloses that the cause was tried оn October 17, 1933, before Hon. D. D. REEVES, Judge of the ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍fourth judicial cirсuit, of which Nodaway county is a part, and a jury; and that thе jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant. From a judgmеnt entered upon the verdict, the plaintiff has appealed.

The respondent has called attention to the fact that the bill of exceptions, set forth in thе plaintiff‘s abstract of the record filed in this court, was signеd by Judge REEVES on February 9, 1935, and that at that time Hon Thomas A. CUMMINS was the duly еlected, qualified and acting judge of the fourth judicial сircuit. We judicially know that Judge CUMMINS was elected judge of the fourth judicial circuit at the election in November, 1934; that he duly qualified and was acting as such judge of the Nodaway County Circuit Court in January and February, 1935. [State ex rel. Seibert, 32 S. W. 670, 130 Mo. 202; Mayes v. Palmer, 103 S. W. 1140, 206 Mo. 293; Swavey v. Boyers, 71 S. W. (2d) 110.]

Section 1012, Revised Statutes 1929, provides that in any cаse where the judge who heard the cause is not in offiсe at the time the bill of exceptions is presented that such bill, if correct, shall be signed “by the succeeding оr acting judge of the court where the case was heard.” Under the provisions of this section Judge REEVES was without authority to authenticate the bill of exceptions. [State v. Grant, 124 Mo. App. 129, 100 S. W. 1113; State v. McLain, 18 S. W. (2d) 16.]

The sоle assignment of error relates to the action оf the court in directing a verdict for the defendant. In the absence of a bill of exceptions we cannоt consider the assignment, nor can we consider any matter of exception. The plaintiff does not clаim that there is error in the record proper. The judgment is affirmed. Reynolds, C., concurs.

PER CURIAM:—The foregoing opinion of CAMPBELL, C., is adopted as the opinion of the court. The judgment is affirmed. All concur.