Jackson v. Sevatson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Cottonwood county to recover $518.lS and interest for conversion. The case was tried before P. E. Brown, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $458.88. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
Action by plaintiff, as the assignee of several persons who were the original owners of certain wheat, to recover the value thereof, on the ground of an unlawful conversion by defendant to his own use, in which the verdict was against the latter.
1. By the testimony it was conclusively established that for some years prior to 1897 one Ewert was the owner of a grain warehouse on a line of railway in the southern part of the state, and-engaged in operating the same as a warehouseman, and as a purchaser of wheat for himself and for defendant. He had control of the warehouse, bought wheat for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hall v. PillsburySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Rock County National Bank v. HollisterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
- State v. RiegerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- Third National Bank v. ClarkSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1877
- Weiland v. KrejnickSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
3Cited by7 opinions
- Carson State Bank v. Grant Grain Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1924
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- Bowen v. WillardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
- Hayday v. Hammermill Paper Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- Citizens State Bank v. E. A. Tessman & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
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