Johnson v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by one of the defendants from an order of the district court for Goodhue county, overruling a demurrer to the complaint. A statement of the allegations of the complaint is unnecessary, as the case is fully presented in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court
McMillan, J.
On May 1st, 1866, plaintiff purchased of McLaren certain town lots, which Mc-Laren on the same day, at plaintiff’s request, conveyed to plaintiff’s wife Caroline.
The purchase price (3,300) was paid by plaintiff with his own money.
Said Caroline died March 15th, 1869, leaving three children — the defendants — who as her heirs claim each one undivided third of said lots, subject to plaintiff’s rights as tenant by the curtesy
The complaint alleges, that the conveyance was made to the wife for the sole purpose by her understood and assented to of providing a home for her in…
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- Wentworth v. WentworthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1858
- City of Saint Paul v. SeitzSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1859
- Durfee v. PavittSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1869
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