Legal Opinion
Merle-Smith v. Minnesota Iron Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 25, 1935No. 30,528PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Holt, Justice.
In overruling a demurrer to the complaint the court certified the question presented to be important and doubtful. Defendant appeals.
The allegations in the complaint necessary for an understanding of the question presented by the appeal are, in brief: Plaintiffs are the successors to the lessors in a mining lease wherein defendant is the lessee. The lease began April 1, 1914, apd Avas to end on December 31, 1951. The lessee covenanted to pay as rent a royalty of 50 cents a ton upon all ore mined, removed, and shipped, and to pay such royalty upon a specified minimum tonnage…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Craig v. SummersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- County of Martin v. DrakeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Marble v. Oliver Iron Mining Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
- State v. Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- State v. BellinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Merrimac Mining Co. v. GrossSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1943
- Lifson v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
- Pederson v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1966
- Lifson v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1937
- United States v. Consolidated Elevator Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
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