Friederick v. County of Redwood
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Redwood county to recover $12,775.36. The ease was tried before Clague, J., who at the close of the testimony denied plaintiffs’ motion for a directed verdict, and directed a verdict for defendant, “no cause of action.” Plaintiffs’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial was denied, Olsen, J. From the judgment entered pursuant to the verdict, plaintiffs appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtQuinn, J.
This action was commenced March 27, 1919, to recover a balance alleged to be due plaintiffs from defendant, upon a contract dated March 2,1917, for the construction of the open portion of County Ditch No. 22, of Redwood county. At the close of the testimony plaintiffs requested the court to direct a verdict in their favor for the amount of the contract price, less the payments made thereon, with interest. The motion *182was denied and thereafter the court directed the jury to return a verdict in favor of the defendant, squarely upon the ground that the action was prematurely brought, to which the…
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Merz v. County of WrightSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
- State ex rel. Haney v. ClarkeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
3Cited by3 opinions
- Friederick v. County of RedwoodSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
- Miller v. County of SteeleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Glynn v. KrippnerDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1931