Hanson v. Storey
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action. in the municipal court of Duluth against Thomas J. Storey , and John Green, to recover possession of a moose head, or $300 in lieu thereof, and $25 for its detention. The case was tried before Windom, J., who directed a verdict in favor of defendants.
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Action. in the municipal court of Duluth against Thomas J. Storey , and John Green, to recover possession of a moose head, or $300 in lieu thereof, and $25 for its detention. The case was tried before Windom, J., who directed a verdict in favor of defendants. From an order denying plaintiff’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, he appealed to the district court for St. Louis county, where the order, Ensign, Cant, Dibell and Hughes, JJ., was reversed and a new trial granted. From this order defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
This action to recover possession of a moose head or its value originated in the municipal court of the city of Duluth. At the close of the evidence the municipal judge directed a verdict for the defendants. Plaintiff appealed to the district court of the county of St. Louis from an order denying his motion for a new trial. The order was reversed in the district court, and a new trial granted. The defendants appealed to this court from the order granting a new trial.
The evidence is sufficient to sustain a finding of the facts following: The plaintiff lawfully killed a moose in the hunting…
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