Noyes v. Brown
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Itasca county to recover $4,000, deferred payments upon the purchase of certain land and the taxes and ’ assessments paid by plaintiff. The facts are stated in the opinion. The case was tried before Stanton, J., who granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. From orders denying his motion to amend the complaint and to set aside the verdict and order judgment for plaintiff, or for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Lees, C.
This action was brought to recover all deferred payments of the purchase price of 40 acres of land in Saskatchewan, Canada, sold to de*213fendants by one Upton under a written contract, thereafter assigned to plaintiff.
The answer interposed by defendant Brown, upon whom alone the summons was served, was a general denial.
There was a trial by jury and a directed verdict for defendant. Plaintiff appeals from an order denying his motion for a new trial. Defendant has not appeared in this court and the case has been submitted on the brief and oral argument of plaintiff’s counsel.
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- Prichard v. MulhallSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
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