Town of Partridge v. Ring
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Pine-county, Crosby, J., denying a motion to set aside a judgment for $985.-87, entered in favor of plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtJaggard, J.
The town board of the town of Partridge authorized certain counsel to bring an action for the plaintiff and respondent against the defendant and appellant. A money judgment was rendered for the plaintiff. A motion was made' by the defendant within a year afterwards praying that the judgment be set aside on the ground that the town board had not authority to institute or maintain the action and that the electors of the town only had such power. Plaintiff’s attorneys presented counter affidavits showing that subsequently to the entry of the judgment the electors ratified the employment of…
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