Johnson v. Murphy
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court of Hennepin county to determine adverse claims to certain premises. The case was tried before Fish, J., who made findings and ordered judgment for plaintiff. The motion of defendant Mary Ann Gorman Murphy for a new trial as to her was denied. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, Mary Ann Gorman Murphy appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
This action was brought to determine adverse claims to four separate tracts or parcels of land in Hennepin county. Plaintiff claimed title to each through certain real estate tax proceedings. Defendants Jacobson and Murphy appeared at the trial and each laid claim to separate tracts of the land. The trial was before a jury, and a verdict was returned in favor of defendant Jacobson, but as to defendant Murphy, the verdict returned, as subsequently amended by the court, affirmed the validity of plaintiff’s tax title to the land claimed by that defendant. She subsequently moved for a new trial…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sterling v. UrquhartSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Lundeen v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Lovine v. Goodridge-Call Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Forbes v. StreamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
- Fortier v. ParrySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Leach v. Woodhill Realty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1923