Slater v. Foster
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in justice court on a promissory note made' by defendant. From a judgment for plaintiff defendant appealed to the district court for Renville county on questions of law alone. From a judgment of the district court in favor of plaintiff and against said defendant and the sureties on his appeal bond for $93.17, they appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
There was no controversy over the facts in this case. Dell, payee of the note in suit, entered into a contract with defendant, maker, whereby he agreed to build and construct certain blind ditches for drainage purposes under an express warranty that they should be capable of carrying off all surplus waters from defendant’s land, and further, if they failed to comply with this warranty, that he would return, and dig open ditches for the same purposes. The note was given on the completion of the blind ditches. They wholly failed to carry off the water as warranted, and were of no value…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Grimes v. BryneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1858
- White v. CulverSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1865
- Fredin v. RichardsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
3Cited by5 opinions
- Morrison v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- Dekalb National Bank v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- Peterson v. SwansonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- Schlemmer v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Warner v. SchulzSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898