Mueller v. Olson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Sibley county to' recover $223.20 and interest for the conversion of certain wheat. The case was tried before Cadwell, J., who directed a verdict in favor of defendant. Prom an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
One Bethke was the owner of certain land, and plaintiff claims to have rented about thirty acres thereof for the season of 1902, and furnished the seed and seeded the same, to wheat. A couple of weeks thereafter defendant purchased the land from Mr. Bethke, and when the crop matured went upon the premises and cut and removed the wheat. This action was brought to recover the value of the wheat. At the close of the evidence the court instructed the jury to return a verdict for defendant, but did not set forth the grounds upon which such motion was based, which were that plaintiff failed to make…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Whitney v. HuntingtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- State v. Shevlin-Carpenter Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Dolliff v. RobbinsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Ambuehl v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Hinman v. HeyderstadtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884