Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Wright
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 20, 1928No. 26,770PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilson, C. J.
Defendant appealed from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
Defendant and plaintiff Johnson, who live in St. Louis county, made a written contract wherein the former agreed to pay the latter $4.50 per foot for drilling for iron ore on defendant’s 300-acre tract of land in Canada. The contract specified that it should “cover approximately three thousand (3,000) feet of drilling; such drilling to be done in such locations and to such lengths as said first party [defendant] may direct.”
Johnson at considerable expense moved his equipment to Canada and located upon defendant’s land where…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Holt v. United Security Life Insurance & Trust Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1909
- Columbus Mining Company v. RossCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
- Anderson v. Scandia BankSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Force v. GottwaldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- Periodical Press Co. v. Sherman-Elliott Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Cardinal Consulting Co. v. Circo Resorts, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Frank Sullivan Company v. Midwest Sheet Metal WorksCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Dick Weatherston's Associated Mechanical Services, Inc. v. Minnesota Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
- Appliances, Inc. v. Queen Stove Works, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
- Seymour T. Partridge v. Norair Engineering Corporation, a Corporation, Norair Engineering Corporation, a Corporation v. Seymour T. PartridgeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
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