Hubbard Milling Co. v. Grover
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Blue Earth county to recover possession of two carloads of flour or $1,980, the value thereof. Defendants’ motion for change of venue was denied, Pfau, J. The case was tried before the same judge, who denied defendants’ motion to dismiss the action, and a jury which returned a verdict for $1,305.25. From an order denying their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
Plaintiff, a corporation engaged in the milling business in Blue *104Earth county, brought this action in replevin, in that county, to recover two carloads of flour from defendants. Defendants, who are residents of Hennepin county, filed with the clerk of court of Blue Earth county a demand, supported by affidavits, for a change of venue from Blue Earth to Hennepin county, upon the ground that they were residents of the latter county, and that the action was in fact an action in trover, and was put in the form of an action in replevin solely for the purpose of preventing a change of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State ex rel. Jones v. District CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904