Van Metre v. Nunn
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Claim against the estate of O-bah-baum, deceased, to recover $2,000, alleged to be due for services rendered, in accordance with a written contract between the deceased and plaintiff, in prosecuting her claim against the United States. The claim was not allowed by the probate court, and plaintiff appealed to the district court for Becker county. The substance of the pleadings is given in the opinion.
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Claim against the estate of O-bah-baum, deceased, to recover $2,000, alleged to be due for services rendered, in accordance with a written contract between the deceased and plaintiff, in prosecuting her claim against the United States. The claim was not allowed by the probate court, and plaintiff appealed to the district court for Becker county. The substance of the pleadings is given in the opinion. The action was tried before Nye, J., who, when plaintiff rested, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the case, and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of defendant. From an order denying…
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
The defendant’s intestate, O-bah-baum, was' an Indian woman, who died April 13, 1908. The plaintiff, a lawyer, presented to the probate court of the county of Becker a claim against her estate for the sum of $2,000. That court disallowed the claim, and plaintiff appealed therefrom to the district court of the county of Becker. Issues were made in the district court, by the pleadings of the respective parties, and tried, resulting in a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff appealed from an order denying his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.
The plaintiff’s…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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