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Fireman's Fund Indemnity Co. v. Caruso

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 23, 1958No. 37,237PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Murphy, Justice.

This is an appeal from the order of the District Court of Hennepin County granting the motion of defendant, a discharged bankrupt, to have a judgment against him satisfied of record pursuant to M. S. A. 548.18. Plaintiff, the judgment creditor, appeals.

On August 8, 1947, at Chicago, Illinois, the defendant executed a promissory note payable to the plaintiff on January 1, 1948, for the sum of $1,750. The note contained a common-law authorization for the confession of judgment upon default in payment. The defendant did not pay the note when it became due and a judgment against…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Brown v. HannaganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
  2. Gregory v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1920
  3. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. GolomboskySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
  4. Gregory Co. v. CaleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
  5. Wallace T. Bruce, Inc. v. NajarianSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1957

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Brown v. FelsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Levin v. SingerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961
  3. Public Finance Corp. v. OckermanOhio Court of Appeals · 1963
  4. Durrett v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 1962

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