Wisconsin v. Torinus
Supreme Court of Minnesota
The state of Wisconsin brought this action, in the district; court for Washington county, as endorsee of a promissory-note made by defendants to the order of one Harriman.
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The state of Wisconsin brought this action, in the district; court for Washington county, as endorsee of a promissory-note made by defendants to the order of one Harriman. Theaverments of the complaint are, in substance, as follows: On March 3, 1869, the legislature of Wisconsin passed an act authorizing the governor to appoint one or more agents whose duty it should be to preserve and protect the timber growing on the lands theretofore granted by congress to the state to aid in the construction of railroads, and to seize, in the name and on behalf of the state, all logs and timber that…
1Opinion of the Court
Cornell, J.*
In a former action between these parties, the question was presented to this court, on appeal therein, as to the validity of the note in controversy in this action. Upon the facts therein stated, it was held invalid for want of consideration, for the reason that it was given solely upon an unauthorized sale of logs from plaintiff to defendants, made by an agent of the former, by which no title or interest whatever in the property was transferred. 24 Minn. 332. Since then, and before the commencement of this action, the state, by legislative enactment, has duly and fully ratified…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. TorinusSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1877
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