Rosenstein v. Gottfried
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $746.67, half the proceeds of fire insurance policies. The case was tried before Haupt, J., who when plaintiff rested denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the action, and a jury which returned a verdict for $696.66. Defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdicts or for a new. trial was granted. .From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
Plaintiff is in the business of buying and wrecking old buildings. Defendant was the owner of a lot on which was situated a two story, twelve room, frame dwelling, on a stone foundation. Plaintiff claims that defendant told him she wanted to dispose of the building for wrecking, that he looked it over and offered her $110 for all the material in the building, plaintiff to tear down the building and take the material away. Plaintiff gave this further testimony: “I then asked her if they had any insurance on the building. She told me there was $2,800. I says: Now you must carry that insurance…
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