Slingerland v. Slingerland
Supreme Court of Minnesota
'Action in the district court for Dodge county to cancel and deliver the instrument mentioned in the opinion. Defendant demurred to the complaint on the ground that it appeared upon its face it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a eause of action. From an order, Buckham, J., overruling the demurrer, defendant appealed.
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'Action in the district court for Dodge county to cancel and deliver the instrument mentioned in the opinion. Defendant demurred to the complaint on the ground that it appeared upon its face it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a eause of action. From an order, Buckham, J., overruling the demurrer, defendant appealed. Plaintiff seeks equitable relief against an imaginary future injury; against which, if it shall' ever present itself, she has an adequate protection; there is no claim of any purpose to record the instrument in question or that defendant has conveyed or intends to…
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
The complaint, a demurrer to which upon the ground of no cause of action was overruled by the district court, alleged: That in 1889, when the plaintiff was twenty three and the defendant sixty seven years of age, and with a promise by defendant that upon the termination . of certain litigation a public ceremonial marriage would be celebrated, they entered into a secret marriage. That in January, 1890, the plaintiff became pregnant, and thereafter was ill, mentally distressed, and anxious for the performance of the promised marriage ceremony, which was constantly being delayed by the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Baldwin v. CanfieldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1879
- In re the Probate of the Will of NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- St. Paul Division No. 1 v. BrownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1866
- C. Aultman & Co. v. TorreySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Graham v. BurchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Trossman v. TrossmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1960
- Randlett v. RandlettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Slingerland v. SlingerlandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
- Fleishman v. BregelCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1938
- Porten v. PetersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
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