Williams v. Howes
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $2,000 for fraudulent representations in respect to a furnace and chimneys in a dwelling house. Plaintiff’s motion for an order directing that all issues of fact raised by the pleadings be tried by jury, was dismissed. Defendants’ motion to strike the case from the jury calendar of the court for May, 1916, was granted and plaintiff’s motion to strike the case from the court calendar was denied.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $2,000 for fraudulent representations in respect to a furnace and chimneys in a dwelling house. Plaintiff’s motion for an order directing that all issues of fact raised by the pleadings be tried by jury, was dismissed. Defendants’ motion to strike the case from the jury calendar of the court for May, 1916, was granted and plaintiff’s motion to strike the case from the court calendar was denied. The case was tried before Orr, J., who made findings and ordered judgment in favor of defendants. From an order denying his motion for a new…
1Per curiam
This case requires only a statement of facts and a reference to prior decisions of the court. The action is one at law for the recovery of damages for certain alleged false and fraudulent representations, charged in the complaint to have been made by defendants to induce plaintiff to enter *463into the contract therein mentioned. Defendant Howes interposed certain equities, asking a reformation of the contract, to which plaintiff replied, after a demurrer to the answer had been overruled, thereby consenting to the relief demanded by defendant in respect to a correction and reformation of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Morton Brick & Tile Co. v. SodergrenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Hasey v. McMullenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- Greenleaf v. EganSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
- Bond v. WelcomeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Shipley v. BolducSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Schweich v. Ziegler, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Landgraf v. EllsworthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1964
- Christensen v. St. Paul Bank for Cooperatives (In Re Fulda Independent Co-Op)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1991
- Swanson v. AlworthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1926
- Culhane v. BurnessSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1952
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