Legal Opinion

Stewart v. Colter

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided January 11, 1884PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Ramsey county, alleging herself to be the owner in fee of “the following described real estate, situated in the county of Ramsey and state of Minnesota, to wit: Lots numbered four (4) and five (5) in Scribner & Crittenden’s subdivision of lots eight (8) and thirteen (13) in Smith & Lott’s out-lots, according to the plat thereof on file in the office of the register of deeds of Ramsey county. ” She further alleges that…

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Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Ramsey county, alleging herself to be the owner in fee of “the following described real estate, situated in the county of Ramsey and state of Minnesota, to wit: Lots numbered four (4) and five (5) in Scribner & Crittenden’s subdivision of lots eight (8) and thirteen (13) in Smith & Lott’s out-lots, according to the plat thereof on file in the office of the register of deeds of Ramsey county. ” She further alleges that her title arises from tax sales made respectively December 17, 1874, September 20, 1878, and September 18,1879; that more…

1Opinion of the CourtBerry, J.

This is an action for the determination of an adverse claim made by defendants to certain property, described in the complaint as “lots numbered 4 and 5, in block 5, in Scribner & Crittenden’s subdivision of lots 8 and 13, in Smith & Lott’s outlots, according to the plat thereof on file in the office of the register of deeds of Ramsey county,” the same being vacant and unoccupied. To make out her title, plaintiff introduced certain certificates of tax-judgment sales and “state assignment certificates,” the property description in which is “lot four” or “lot five,” (as the case may be,) “in…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Tidd v. RinesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1879
  2. Ames v. LowrySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Best v. WohlfordCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
  2. D'Autremont v. Anderson Iron Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
  3. Nind v. MyersNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Buckner v. SuggSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
  5. Porter v. ButterfieldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902

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