Nordsell v. Neilsen
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $375 due on contract. The case was tried before Hanft, J., who when plaintiff rested denied defendant Neilsen’s motion to dismiss the action, made findings and ordered judgment in favor of plaintiff for the amount demanded. Prom an order denying his motion for a new trial, C. R. Wilkinson appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
Oliver Nolan had invented a machine for molding concrete. On April 22, 1913, he made a written contract with defendants, as partners, whereby the latter were licensed to manufacture and vend the machines, and, for the license to so do, they agreed to pay Nolan $25 for each ma*225chine manufactured, “and further that the amount of license fee upon the molding machines to be manufactured by them within one year from the date of this agreement shall not be less than three hundred and seventy-five dollars.” On December 13, 1913, Nolan, to secure the repayment of money loaned to him by plaintiff,…
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