Rauma v. Bailey
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the municipal court of Duluth to recover $500 damages for wrongful eviction. The case was tried before Edson, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $300. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
This is an action to recover damages for the alleged wrongful and unlawful eviction of plaintiff from the property described in the complaint. Plaintiff had a verdict in the court below, and defendants appeal from an order denying their motion for a new trial.
The facts are as follows: Some time in the year 1898, defendant *337Bailey, as agent of the owner, leased a tract of land to plaintiff upon which to erect or move a building to be occupied as a residence. Plaintiff agreed to pay as rent therefor the sum of one dollar per month. He failed to pay the rent, was some four months in default in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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