Case Name: Gamster v. Shannon
Court: Supreme Court of Missouri
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 1828-12
Citations: 2 Mo. 76
Docket Number: 
Parties: Gamster v. Shannon.
Judges: 
Reporter: Missouri Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 76–77

Head Matter:
Gamster v. Shannon.
Where evidence, was offered under a .special count, but rejected by the-Court, and" afterwards received under a general county, this Court will not reverse the,judg.. nient of the Circuit Court for that cause alone.
IN ERROR .from Ste. Genevieve Circuit Court.,

Opinion:
Tompkins, J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Canister filed his declaration in assumpsit against Shannon. It consisted of three--, counts. Tile two first counts are special, and the;third is a general count of mcfeMte". tus assumpsit. The-defendant filed the plea of noñ-assumpsit, with a notice of set»., off; the jury found that the defendant did .not undertake and promise, &c., and that the plaintiff was indebted to the defendant-in the sum of $248 60, for which sum, judgment was given by the Circuit Court..
To support his declaration, the plaintiff in. the. Circuit Court (who is also, plaintiff iil error) produced a deed to Shannon for certain tracts of land ;.'.the consideration for the conveyance of said land, is in said deed stated to> be, that Shannon had secured: to be paid to- the plaintiff, the- sum of fifteen hundredidollars;... the Circuit Court re-. fused to receive this deed in evidence under-ithe two.apecial counts, but permitted it to be read in support of the third count:
In the opinion of this Court, the plaintiff has lost nothing by-.the refusal of the' Circuit Court to permit the deed' to be given in evidence under the first two counts,, for no evidence of any other promise to -pay money was offered, than what was re---(9&) cited in the consideration of the deed above mentioned; even then, .were thes; evidence improperly rejected, the Court is not disposed to disturb the judgment of tha Circuit Court, inasmuch as the plaintiff has had the full benefit of his evidence-
The judgment of the Circuit. Court is affirmed,.
Wash, J., appears not to-have been.present during, this term,.