Murray v. Mills
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff, William B. Murray, from an order of the Municipal Court of the City of Minneapolis, Charles B. Elliott, J., made May 20,1892, sustaining a demurrer to the complaint. The defendant, W. H. Mills, was a Justice of the Peace in the City of Minneapolis. On October 1, 1892, one Joseph Smith commenced an action before him against Murray to recover pay for labor he claimed to have done for him.
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Appeal by plaintiff, William B. Murray, from an order of the Municipal Court of the City of Minneapolis, Charles B. Elliott, J., made May 20,1892, sustaining a demurrer to the complaint. The defendant, W. H. Mills, was a Justice of the Peace in the City of Minneapolis. On October 1, 1892, one Joseph Smith commenced an action before him against Murray to recover pay for labor he claimed to have done for him. The parties appeared and joined issue and the action was adjourned to October 14, 1892, at which time it was tried before the Justice and submitted for his decision. The Justice did not…
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
From the allegations of the complaint herein it appears that this defendant was a Justice of the Peace, before whom an action was brought by one Smith against the present plaintiff, Murray. A trial was had, and the cause submitted for determination on October 14,1892. The Justice rendered a judgment in favor of the defendant and against the plaintiff in that action, for costs. The basis of plaintiff’s cause of action herein is that the Justice “did not render, enter, and docket” the judgment until October 18th, —four days after the case was submitted to hM, — and because of this plaintiff…
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