Smith v. Armstrong
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Martin county to recover $3,200’ paid by plaintiffs for money borrowed and used for the benefit of the Nashville Center Co-operative Creamery Association.
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Action in the district court for Martin county to recover $3,200’ paid by plaintiffs for money borrowed and used for the benefit of the Nashville Center Co-operative Creamery Association. The case was tried before Philip E. Brown, J., who made findings and ordered judgment against defendant the Nashville Center Co-operative Creamery Association, adjudging that the same since October 25, 1895, had been a corporation de facto; that, after the accounts of the receiver had been approved by the court and his fees and expenses paid, he pay to plaintiff all moneys in his hands as such receiver; that…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
The facts in this case, without unnecessary detail, as they appear from the pleadings and findings of the trial court, are substantially as follows: In August, 1895, certain persons residing at Nashville Center, a rural hamlet in Martin county, and in the vicinity thereof, deemed it for their interests that a co-operative creamery association be organized and located at that place, and they conferred together for that purpose. A canvass was made among dairy farmers who were induced to and did become participants in the proceedings looking to the incorporation of the company. A preliminary…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lane v. HarrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1854
- Craver v. ChristianSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Gugisberg v. EckertSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- County of Morrison v. LejouburgSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Bayne v. Greiner's EstateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
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