Legal Opinion

Donlon v. Evans

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 21, 1889PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the district court for Scott county, where the action was tried by Eclson, J., without a jury.

1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.

Stripping the complaint in this action of some immaterial allegations respecting the defendant’s fraudulent acts and practices in the transaction, and which simply tend to distract attention from the real issue, it contains enough to justify the demand for judgment with which it concludes. It sets forth a sale of real estate by plaintiff to defendant for a stipulated amount, of which one-half was to be and was paid in cash or its equivalent upon the delivery of a deed. For the balance of the purchase price it states that the defendant was to convey or cause to be convfeyed to plaintiff, by a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bolles v. SachsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
  2. Hathaway v. BrownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1872
  3. Weaver v. Mississippi & Rum River Boom Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1881

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Slocum v. BracySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
  2. Murphin v. ScovellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
  3. Reynolds v. FranklinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
  4. Wiggins v. StephensTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
  5. Linde v. EllisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928

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