Ahlberg v. Swedish-American Bank
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant, The Swedish-Amerioan Bank of Minneapolis, from a judgment of the Municipal. Court of the city of Minneapolis, Mahoney, J., entered January 8, 1892. This action was brought by the plaintiff, Ernst Ahlberg, against the defendant, to recover $257.67, collected by it in Norway for plaintiff, and which it refused to pay over. The court made findings of fact, and ordered judgment for plaintiff. This was entered, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGilfillan, C. J.
The only question raised is as to the sufficiency of the facts found, on a trial without a jury, to justify judgment in favor of plaintiff. According to the facts found, defendant, as plaintiff’s agent, collected for him a certain sum of money. Plaintiff residing in Montana, and desiring that the money might draw interest until he should return to Minneapolis, he, through his brother, as his agent, arranged for a certificate of deposit, and defendant made such a certificate, payable to his order in three months from the date, (July 1, 1891,) with interest at the rate of four per cent, per…
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