Grumley v. Webb, 48 Mo. 562 (1871)

Citation: Grumley v. Webb, 48 Mo. 562 (1871)
Parent Document: Grumley v. Webb, 48 Mo. 562 (1871)
Jurisdiction: Missouri (state)
Effective Date: 1871-10-15
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8046745/grumley-v-webb/ ↗

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When this subject was considered by the court when the case was here beEore, we held that the receipt given in full satisfaction of the judgment, and specifying also in full of “ all claims and demands,” would not bar the prosecution of this suit unless it were shown to have been intended by the parties to include the $7,000 suit; and its the evidence was contradictory, we construed it according to its legal import. The authorities were examined, and the rule deduced as the settled doctrine was, that language, however general in its form, when used in connection with a par*594ticular subject-matter, will be presumed to be used in subordination to that matter, and will be construed and limited accordingly.

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