Hedderly v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Hennepin county, refusing a new trial after a trial by Lochren, 3., and judgment ordered for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Gilfillan, C. 3.
This is an action to enforce specific performance of a contract to convey real estate, brought against the vendee of the particular tract as to which the questions here involved arise. The tract is described as section 11, town 126, range 43. The defendant resists performance of the contract on the ground that the plaintiff, the vendor, is not able to give him a good, marketable title. The tract originally belonged to the First Division of the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company, being a part of the land grant earned by it. The plaintiff derives his title through a deed…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Townshend v. GoodfellowSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Carlson v. Duluth Short Line Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
3Cited by18 opinions
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