Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Hildebrandt v. Fitzgerald

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided February 16, 1912No. Nos. 17,488—(242)PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Hpon petition to the district court for Ramsey county by Henry A. Hildebrandt, the court granted its writ of mandamus directing Michael W. Fitzgerald, as registrar, of titles in and for Ramsey county, to show cause why he had not received, filed and registered the mortgage deed specified in the writ, as required by law. From the judgment entered upon the order sustaining relator’s demurrer to the answer, Olin B. Lewis, I., respondent appealed.

1Opinion of the Court

Bunn, I.

The relator presented to the district court for Ramsey county a *193petition for a writ of mandamus to compel respondent, as registrar of titles of said county, to register a mortgage made by tbe Midway Realty Company to relator October 24, 1911, to secure an indebtedness of $50. The petition alleged that the title to the land mortgaged was registered under the Torrens act, that the mortgage was tendered to respondent, as registrar of titles, for registration, together with tbe fees for filing and registering tbe same, and tbat respondent refused to file or register sucb mortgage. Upon…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sache v. WallaceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
  2. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance v. County of MartinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
  3. State v. Farmers & Mechanics Savings BankSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Reed v. BjornsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1934
  2. Minneapolis Gas Co. v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
  3. State ex rel. Maryland Casualty Co. v. District CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
  4. Hassler v. EngbergSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
  5. Dimke v. FinkeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1940

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