Green v. Lidberg

Loring, C.

This is an appeal from an order denying defendants’ alternative motion for judgment or a new trial. The action is ejectment, and the plaintiff prevailed in the trial court.

Plaintiff owned a house and lot in Red Wing which he desired to exchange for a farm. One C. A. Poison was a real estate dealer in that city, and he arranged an exchange of plaintiff’s house for a farm belonging to Dr. McGuigan, plaintiff to give a mortgage for a difference agreed upon. Poison testified that McGuigan did not want to take the house but that he arranged that Mrs. Poison should deed to McGuigan some…