Thomas v. Joslin
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment of the district court for Hennepin county, entered by direction of Young, J.
1Opinion of the CourtVanderburgh, J.
In a former action between the same parties,, brought to enforce the contract in controversy, (30 Minn. 388; 15 N. W. Rep. 675,) it was held by this court that the letters of defendant, introduced in evidence upon the trial, authorized the agent through whom the contract was made to sell the land in controversy, subject-*2to a certain lease to one Miller, and that the written contract, though otherwise authorized, was not in that particular in pursuance of the authority conferred by the defendant. The plaintiff was consequently defeated in that action, and thereupon he commenced this action for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Thompson v. MyrickSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1877
- Washburn v. Great Western InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
- Steinbach v. . Relief Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Boom v. St. Paul Foundry & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Thomas v. JoslinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
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- Rowell v. SmithWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
- Kearney Milling & Elevator Co. v. Union Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1896
- Capital City Bank v. HilsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1912
- Johnson-Brinkman Commission Co. v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- Pederson v. ChristoffersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
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