Bergstrom v. Pickett
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to cancel and set aside certain conveyances and to recover $625. The case was tried before Bardwell, J., who denied motions to dismiss the action as to certain defendants, made findings and ordered judgment as set out in the fifth paragraph of the opinion. From an order denying its motion for amended findings or for a new trial, defendant Mercantile Exchange Company appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
1. This is a civil .action to cancel a deed executed by plaintiffs to defendant Helen E. Pickett, and alleged to have been delivered without authority, and also to cancel subsequent conveyances to defendant Eastman and defendant Mercantile Exchange Company.
In November, 1918, plaintiffs owned a lot in Minneapolis on which was situated a duplex dwelling. The property was of the value of $4,700. It was subject to a mortgage of $2,000. Defendant E. C. Pickett owned the stock and fixtures of a grocery store in Minneapolis. An agreement was made, by which Pickett agreed to give plaintiffs the stock…
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