Hodson v. Hammer

Loring, Chief Justice.

This was an action under M. S. A. 559.01 to determine adverse claims to property in lots 2 and 3, section 10, township 139 north, range 39 west, Becker county, in which plaintiff prevailed, basing his claim to title entirely upon a previous judgment rendered in 1942 in a case in which he was a party defendant and Clara McGrew, defendant Hammer’s predecessor in interest, was plaintiff. In the case at bar, both plaintiff (Hodson) and defendant (Hammer) rely exclusively upon the judgment in the McGrew case. They disagree as to the scope and effect of the judgment.

In that…