Brown v. Pinkerton
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Lac qui Parle county to annul a ■deed of land made by the guardian of plaintiff during the latter’s minority and to determine the adverse claims of defendant thereunder.
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Action in the district court for Lac qui Parle county to annul a ■deed of land made by the guardian of plaintiff during the latter’s minority and to determine the adverse claims of defendant thereunder. The case was tried before Powers, J., who made findings of fact, and ■as conclusions of law found that the deed was void, that the order of the probate court confirming the guardian’s • sale was unauthorized, that the statute of limitations (G. S. 1894, § 4611) did not apply to the present case, and that plaintiff was the owner of the land in question subject to an outstanding life estate held…
1Opinion of the CourtLovely, J.
This is the statutory action to determine adverse claims to a quarter .section of land in Lac qui Parle county. The cause was tried to the court, who made findings of fact, and held that plaintiff was the ■owner of a designated interest in the property; that defendant acquired no interest or right in the same under a guardian’s deed which was the real subject of the controversy in the suit. There was a motion for a new trial, which was denied, and from this order defendant appeals.
The following facts are of record, not open to dispute, and in accord with the findings of the trial court: In…
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