Bradley v. Gamelle
Supreme Court of Minnesota
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT CO'üRT OP RAMSEY OOUNTY. Tbe Defendants in Error, Plaintiffs below,, sued tbe Plaintiff in Error for detaining certain Sioux balf-breed Late Pepin Reserve scrip, alleging a demand and refusal. Tbe Defendant denied that be ever bad possession of tbe scrip, or ever detained tbe same. Tbe case was tried by James Grilfilian, Esq., as Referee. Tbe evidence showed that tbe scrip was in tbe possession of one Hurlbut, of St. Anthony.
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ERROR TO THE DISTRICT CO'üRT OP RAMSEY OOUNTY. Tbe Defendants in Error, Plaintiffs below,, sued tbe Plaintiff in Error for detaining certain Sioux balf-breed Late Pepin Reserve scrip, alleging a demand and refusal. Tbe Defendant denied that be ever bad possession of tbe scrip, or ever detained tbe same. Tbe case was tried by James Grilfilian, Esq., as Referee. Tbe evidence showed that tbe scrip was in tbe possession of one Hurlbut, of St. Anthony. That be sent it down to tbe Defendant to sell, tbe Defendant acting as tbe mere servant of said Hurlbut, and without commission or any other .pay.…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court
ElaNdeau, J.
Eeplevin for Sioux halfbreed scrip. The scrip was issued to Sophia Eelix, previous to her marriage with David Gamelle. It is, upon its face, and by the act of Congress under which it issued, not assignable. It came into the hands of one Hurlburt, of Minneapolis, who sent it to Defendant to sell for him. The Defendant left it with one Lambert to sell for Hurlburt. While it was in the custody of Lambert, Gamelle and his wife were sent for to execute certain papers concerning it. They met the Defendant, Bradley, at Lambert’s office, on the 13th day of April, 1861, and in…
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