Lane v. Lenfest
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendants from an order of the district court for Anoka county, Hicks, J., presiding, refusing to set aside the verdict of the jury on special questions submitted to them (there being no general verdict.)
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
Action for the wrongful taking and conversion of a stock of merchandise, alleged to have been the property of plaintiffs as copartners. The answer puts in issue the partnership of plaintiffs, *376their ownership of the goods, and the value thereof, and alleges that they belonged to plaintiff George Lane, individually, and that the defendant Lenfest, as sheriff, levied upon and sold them upon an execution against George Lane in favor of defendant the Washburn Mill Company, which became the purchaser at such sale. There was no general verdict, only two questionshaving been submitted to the jury,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Barrett v. McKenzieSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1877
- Morin v. MartzSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1868
- Pint v. BauerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
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