Legal Opinion

Sons v. Sons

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided February 10, 1922No. 22,528PublishedCited by 3 opinions

After the former appeal reported in 145 Minn. 367, 177 N. W. 498, the referee made findings and as conclusions of law found that each of the plaintiffs owned an undivided one-fourth of certain personal property and that Theodore Sons owned one-half of the personal property; that plaintiffs Paul and Mary Sons were entitled to one-fourth of the net proceeds of the sales of produce, hay, grains and live stock from the farm, and that each of the plaintiffs was entitled to…

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After the former appeal reported in 145 Minn. 367, 177 N. W. 498, the referee made findings and as conclusions of law found that each of the plaintiffs owned an undivided one-fourth of certain personal property and that Theodore Sons owned one-half of the personal property; that plaintiffs Paul and Mary Sons were entitled to one-fourth of the net proceeds of the sales of produce, hay, grains and live stock from the farm, and that each of the plaintiffs was entitled to recover from Theodore the sum of $6,494.01. Plaintiffs moved to modify the report of the referee, and defendant moved to…

1Opinion of the Court

Lees, C.

The main facts in this case are sufficiently stated in Sons v. Sons, 145 Minn. 367, 177 N. W. 498.

The referee before Avkorn the accounting was had made findings and order for judgment, with which both parties were dissatisfied. Upon their seAreral motions, the findings were modified by the district judge and judgment entered upon them as modified. Plaintiffs have appealed from the judgment, attacking it on three grounds.

1. At the outset it is necessary to consider a question of practice not alluded to in the briefs of either party. We are of the opinion ihat the correct practice in…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Denver v. RoaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  2. Deane v. HodgeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
  3. Emerson v. DurandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
  4. Major v. ToddMichigan Supreme Court · 1890
  5. Schloss v. George E. Lennon, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Sharp v. LaubersheimerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  2. Kronick v. McLean CountyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1925
  3. Stark v. StarkSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1937

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