Layman v. Minneapolis Realty Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Hennepin county, Hicks, J., denying his motion for a new trial. At the trial the witness Parker was asked what land he intended to describe, and what land he supposed he had described, in the deed drafted by him. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
The subject-matter of this action is 7 acres of land in the E. ^ of the S. E. i of section 34, township 28, range 24, in Hennepin county, the possession of which the plaintiff claims to recover from the defendant by this action. On June 27, 1883, Mrs. Eliza Layman, the plaintiff’s mother, was the' owner and in possession of the south 55 acres (less 7 acres in the S. W. corner thereof) of the E. £ of said S. E. and on that day, by warranty deed, conveyed said premises so owned by her to the plaintiff. The description of the premises in the deed was involved and obscure, but the legal effect of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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