La Plant v. Loveland
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action transferred to the district court for Hennepin county to recover $1,000 for breach of contract in the sale of certain timber. The answer alleged defendant sold the timber to persons other than plaintiff. The case was tried before Steele, J., and a jury which returned a verdict for $375. From an order denying his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
Defendant owned 160 acres in section 2, township 51, range 26, Aitkin county, and on December 2, 1915, one Allin, an attorney and real estate dealer of Hill City in said county, wrote that he had been requested by plaintiff and one Jewett to inquire of defendant whether he would sell his marketable timber in “2 — 51—25,” and that they offered $200 for the timber remaining on the land with the option of two- years in which to remove it. On the twenty-first of the month defendant answered saying: “I will take $200.00 for the timber this party will remove this winter. If this is satisfactory to…
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