Wagner v. Finnegan
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant, Andrew J. Finnegan, from an order of the-District Court of Hennepin County, William Lochren, J., made March 28, 1892, overruling his demurrer to the complaint.
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Appeal by defendant, Andrew J. Finnegan, from an order of the-District Court of Hennepin County, William Lochren, J., made March 28, 1892, overruling his demurrer to the complaint. The plaintiff, Henry Wagner, by his complaint, stated that on October 4, 1881, defendant, for $750 to him paid, conveyed to Fred Schuppel the undivided half of the northwest quarter of section three (3), T. 118, E. 22, in Hennepin County, and covenanted that he was well seised in fee of the land, and would forever warrant and defend Schuppel in the quiet and peaceable possession thereof. That William Windom…
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
The short facts alleged in the complaint are as follows: Defendant, Finnegan, for the consideration of $750, conveyed, with covenants of seisin and warranty, the undivided half of a 40-acre tract to one Schuppel, who subsequently conveyed a part of the premises to plaintiff. That. thereafter William Windom brought two actions, — one against plaintiff, claiming to be the owner •of the premises conveyed to plaintiff, and another against Schuppel, •claiming to be the owner of the remainder of the tract, — in each of which actions Windom asked that the title be adjudged in him. That Finnegan was…
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