Minnesota Debenture Co. v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in ejectment in the district court for Hennepin county. The case was tried before Harrison, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for possession of the land and $200 for the detention thereof. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action in ejectment. The facts are as follows: To sustain the allegations of the complaint that plaintiff was the owner of the land in controversy, and entitled to its possession, plaintiff offered in evidence the record of a patent from the United States to one Moffett; the record of a deed from Moffett and wife to one Joseph Dean; the final decree of distribution'of the probate co.urt of Hennepin county in the matter of the estate of Joseph Dean, deceased, assigning and decreeing the property to William F. Dean and other heirs; the record of a deed from the heirs of Joseph Dean to George F.…
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