Banker v. Caldwell
Supreme Court of Minnesota
APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP RAMSEY COUNTY. The Plaintiff, Banker, in his complaint states that he was the owner and in possession of a certain set of abstract books and books of indexes containing complete abstracts of title to all the lands situated in Ramsey County, with the incumbrances and liens upon the same. That said books had been prepared at great cost and expense, and labor and skill of the Plaintiff and others, and were of the value of five thousand dollars.
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APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP RAMSEY COUNTY. The Plaintiff, Banker, in his complaint states that he was the owner and in possession of a certain set of abstract books and books of indexes containing complete abstracts of title to all the lands situated in Ramsey County, with the incumbrances and liens upon the same. That said books had been prepared at great cost and expense, and labor and skill of the Plaintiff and others, and were of the value of five thousand dollars. That the Defendant, James Y. Caldwell, as Sheriff of Ramsey County, had levied upon said books and abstracts by virtue…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Oowrt
— Elandrau, J.
The character of the books for which a copyright or exclusive property at the common *100law is claimed in this case, is thus given in the complaint: '“A certain set of abstract books and books of indexes, containing complete abstracts of title to all the lands situated in the said County of Ramsey, with the incumbrances and liens upon the said lands, prepared at great cost and expense and labor and skill of the Plaintiff and others, of the value of five thousand dollars.”
The Court below decided that the books were not of a character which entitled them to the protection…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wheaton and Donaldson v. Peters and GriggSupreme Court of the United States · 1834
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- Dolphin v. KlannSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
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