Fairchild v. Marshall
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Ramsey county, refusing a new trial after a trial by Kelly, J., and judgment ordered for plaintiffs.
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
The respondents brought this action to compel the ••appellant to specifically perform his contract with them for the purchase of certain real estate. The defendant resisted, upon the ground that plaintiffs were unable to convey a good and marketable title to the property. In the year 1881, the late Cadwalader C. Washburn, then a married man, was the owner in fee of said premises. He then conveyed, by warranty deed with the usual covenants, — as was •admitted upon the argument in this court, — to another person, from whom, through certain mesne conveyances, these plaintiffs obtained their…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Van Steenwyck v. WashburnWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
- Townshend v. GoodfellowSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Washburn v. Van SteenwykSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- In re the Estate of GotzianSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Higginbotham v. CornwellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1851
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