Legal Opinion

Flatner v. Good

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided July 9, 1886PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the district court for Stevens county, Brozan, J., presiding, affirming a judgment of a justice’s court.

1Opinion of the CourtBerry, J.

Notwithstanding a conflict of testimony, there is sufficient evidence in this case having a reasonable tendency to show that plaintiff was owner of the property in controversy, and entitled to its possession. There is also like evidence that, at the time of its seizure in the present action of claim and delivery, the property was in the actual physical possession of the defendant. It was in a building belonging to him, and of which, as the evidence tends to show, he kept the key, and had control. The fact that, in these circumstances, he was keeping the property for another person, does not,…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Talbot v. MageeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1894
  2. Hoiby v. Federal Motor Truck Sales Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1932

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