Benson v. Larson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Martin county to recover from defendant $348 upon an account stated. After issue was joined the parties entered into the agreement of settlement set out in the opinion. Thereafter plaintiff filed a supplemental complaint, seeking to recover $500 and interest which he alleged was due under the agreement.
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Action in the district court for Martin county to recover from defendant $348 upon an account stated. After issue was joined the parties entered into the agreement of settlement set out in the opinion. Thereafter plaintiff filed a supplemental complaint, seeking to recover $500 and interest which he alleged was due under the agreement. The case was tried before Quinn, J., who, after submitting certain questions to a jury, found in favor of defendant for $467.96 upon the counterclaims set up in his answer to the original complaint. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Plaintiff owned a farm in Martin county, which he leased to defendant for a term of years. The lease was in the form of an ordinary farm contract, and provided for a division of crops raised on the land, and also for a division of stock upon the terms therein mentioned. A controversy arose in reference to rights growing out of the contract and plaintiff brought this action to recover an amount alleged to have been found due him upon a settlement had between the parties. Defendant answered, denying the alleged settlement, and setting up ten distinct counterclaims against plaintiff upon which…
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