Wickstrom v. Swanson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $1,300 which plaintiff alleged that he intrusted to the defendants on January 7, 1908, and which he alleged the defendants converted and disposed of to their own use. The case was tried before John Day Smith, J., and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for the sum demanded. From an order denying defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, they appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
This action was brought in the district court of the county of Hennepin to recover from the defendants $1,300 for money received by them from the plaintiff, to be returned to him on demand. Verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed, and the defendants appealed from an order denying their joint and several motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial. A brief statement of the allegations of the pleadings is essential to a consideration of the defendants’ assignments of error.
The complaint alleged that the defendants were and are copartners under the name of Swanson…
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