Johnson v. Oswald
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendants from an order of the municipal court of Minneapolis, refusing a new trial after verdict for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtGilfillan, C. J.
This action was for conversion of personal property. The complaint alleges, generally, without referring in any way to the means by which he acquired title, that the chattel was the personal property of the plaintiff, and that he was in possession of *551it, and that the defendants caused it to be wrongfully taken- from him. The .answer is a general denial. The defendants offered to prove, in substance, that they, owning the chattel, were induced to sell it to one Larson, from whom plaintiff claims to derive his title, by his (Larson’s) false and fraudulent representations, and that, upon…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Robinson v. FrostNew York Supreme Court · 1853
- Frisbee v. LangworthyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1860
- Kenney v. GoergenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
- City of Saint Paul v. LaidlerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1858
- Powers v. AmesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1864
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Sopkin v. Premier Pontiac, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
- Shearer v. BarnesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
- Gallick v. BordeauxMontana Supreme Court · 1899
- Adamson v. WigginsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Hanson v. Diamond Iron Mining Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
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