Anderson v. Wisconsin Central Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover $2,000 for refusal of defendant’s auctioneer to accept plaintiffs’ bid for a building, that being the highest bid made. The case was tried before Ensign, J., and a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiffs for $1,500. From an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, it appealed.
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Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover $2,000 for refusal of defendant’s auctioneer to accept plaintiffs’ bid for a building, that being the highest bid made. The case was tried before Ensign, J., and a jury which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiffs for $1,500. From an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, it appealed. An advertisement of a sale by auction is a mere declaration of in- - tention and does not bind the seller to sell at all, or to sell td any particular bidder, or to accept the highest bid. A bid…
1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.
The Wisconsin Central Railway Company, having acquired certain .real property in the city of Duluth through condemnation proceedings, advertised that at a time and place stated the buildings thereon would be sold at public auction. Bids for a certain house had been made until the amount offered amounted to $675. Anderson then increased his bid five dollars, making his offer $680. The auctioneer refused to consider this bid, because, as he stated, the amount,of the -raise was too insignificant. After waiting for a time to give Anderson an opportunity to increase it, the auctioneer announced…
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