Woodbury v. Dorman
Supreme Court of Minnesota
A judgment was entered in this action in the district court for Scott county, in favor of the plaintiff, upon the report of a referee before whom the cause was tried. The defendant appeals from such judgment to this court. The point in the case presented for the decision of the court arises upon the application of the law, to the facts as found by the referee, and such facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Gileillan, Ch. J.
By the Oourt This was an action of ejectment. The following facts being all that are deemed essential to the point on which the case is decided, are reported by the referee. On the 3rd August, 1857, George *339Allen, claiming the land in .question, as a pre-emptor under the act of Congress of September 4th, 1841, proved up, and entered and paid for the same, as provided by said act. Just before proving up, he entered into an arrangement with Eli T. Wilder for the purchase of two land warrants, the price to be secured by his'note, and a mortgage on the land. The agent of. Wilder,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- McCue v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1864
- Camp v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1858
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