Legal Opinion

Cool v. Kelly

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided November 17, 1899No. Nos. 11,814—(73)PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Action of ejectment in the district court for Steele county. The case was tried before Buckham, J., who found in favor of plaintiff; and from a judgment entered pursuant to the findings, defendant appealed.

1Opinion of the Court

START, C. J.1

This is an action of ejectment, the subject-matter of which is a quarter section of land in the county of Steele. The complaint was in the usual form, and the defendant by his answer denied plaintiff’s title, and alleged that he was the owner of the land by adverse possession, and pleaded the statute of limitations. He also asserted title and right to possession of tIreland under a certain tax-sale certificate. It was admitted on the trial that the plaintiff was the holder of the record title to the land. The trial court found that the defendant was not- at any time prior to May…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Carpenter v. ColesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
  2. Pine County v. LambertSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
  3. Village of Glencoe v. WadsworthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
  4. Kipp v. ElwellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Ehle v. ProsserSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972
  2. Rupley v. FraserSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
  3. State v. BellinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
  4. Beitz v. BuendigerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
  5. Mattson v. WarnerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911

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