State v. Grant
Supreme Court of Minnesota
This action was brought in the District Court of Carver county ■ upon a recognizance entered into before the lion.- Lafayette Emmett, then Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, at Chambers, in certain proceedings upon a writ of habeas corpus allowed by said Justice on the application of Defendant Pittman. The certificate of the Chief Justice, the recitals, and condition of the recognizance sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Court.
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This action was brought in the District Court of Carver county ■ upon a recognizance entered into before the lion.- Lafayette Emmett, then Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, at Chambers, in certain proceedings upon a writ of habeas corpus allowed by said Justice on the application of Defendant Pittman. The certificate of the Chief Justice, the recitals, and condition of the recognizance sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Court. The complaint sets out the recognizance at length ; alleges its execution by Defendants ; that at the next general term of said District Court after the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court —
McMillan, J.
— This is an action brought by the State of Minnesota against Grant- impleaded with Pittman, upon a recognizance entered into by them, conditioned for the appearance of said Pittman to answer any indictment that might be preferred against him touching a charge of larceny made against him on the oath of one Jacob Brihoffer. Grant, the Defendant below, demurs to the complaint.
There are two substantive grounds of demurrer:
1. That the Plaintiff has no legal capacity to sue.
2. That the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
We do not…
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