Legal Opinion

Davison v. Kellar

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided April 6, 1915No. File No. 3671PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from- Circuit Court, Kingsbury County. Hon. Arva E. Tayror, Judge. Action- by A. IT. Davison- against James A. Kellar, for an accounting under land leases, and for a money judgment for balance due; defendant interposing a counterclaim. From a judgment for -plaintiff, and from a order denying a new trial, defendant appeals. (1) Under point one of the opinion, Appellant cited: Code Civ.

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Appeal from- Circuit Court, Kingsbury County. Hon. Arva E. Tayror, Judge. Action- by A. IT. Davison- against James A. Kellar, for an accounting under land leases, and for a money judgment for balance due; defendant interposing a counterclaim. From a judgment for -plaintiff, and from a order denying a new trial, defendant appeals. (1) Under point one of the opinion, Appellant cited: Code Civ. Proc., Sec. 277; Telephone Co. v. Mitchell, 22 S. D. 193; Kierbow v. Young, 21 S. D. 180; Gull River Lumber Co. v. School Dist. No. 39, 1 N. D. 500, 48 N. W. 427; Anderson v. Alseth, (S. D.) 66 N. W. 320;…

1Opinion of the CourtWhiting, J.

Plaintiff pleaded, as four separate causes of action, in substance as follows: (1) That .he was the owner of *287certain lands; that defendant went into possession of and farmed such lands under a -written lease during a period including the years 1905, 1906, and 1907; that defendant had not made a true and correct accounting of the products of said farm, but had appropriated large amounts of grain and sums of money to his own use; that he had sought an accounting which defendant had evaded; that he had investigated and found certain shortages existing by virtue of transactions under such lease;…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Farmer v. St. Croix Power Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
  2. Missouri River Telephone Co. v. City of MitchellSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Mckenna v. WhittakerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1896
  4. McPherson v. SwiftSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1908
  5. Smith v. CleaverSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1910

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Wallahan v. WallahanSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Essington v. BucheleSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Ellens v. LindSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1937
  4. Blake v. GundersonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1923
  5. Virgil State Bank v. MillerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1915

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