Legal Opinion

O'Connor v. Hughes

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided July 15, 1886PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Sibley county, Macdonald, J., presiding, refusing a new trial, after a trial by the court, without a jury.

1Opinion of the CourtDickinson, J.

Action of ejectment. Both parties claim under the St. Paul & Sioux City Railroad Company. The defendant is in possession as purchaser under a contract for purchase from that company, entered into in May, 1882. The plaintiff asserts a title under a deed of conveyance from the same company, made in July, 1884. The question in the case is as to whether the defendant’s rights under his contract had been forfeited and extinguished at the time of the conveyance to the plaintiff, by reason of default in making payments as required by his contract. By the terms of the contract the defendant was to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Coles v. ShepardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
  2. Austin v. WagesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
  3. Quinn v. OlsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Maffet v. Oregon & Cal. RailroadOregon Supreme Court · 1905
  2. Epplett v. Empire Inv. Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1921
  3. County of Lincoln v. FISCHEROregon Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Higinbotham v. FrockOregon Supreme Court · 1906
  5. Tingue v. PatchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904

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