Joswich v. Faber
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to reform a deed of certain mining interests made to defendant J. F. George by defendant A. R. Kiefer upon the sale by him of the assets of defendant Faber, insolvent, while acting as receiver of the insolvent, so as to describe the same as “4405 shares of the Royal Gold Mining Company”; and to reform a deed by which such interests were conveyed by George to plaintiff’s grantor; and to enjoin defendants from disposing of said…
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county to reform a deed of certain mining interests made to defendant J. F. George by defendant A. R. Kiefer upon the sale by him of the assets of defendant Faber, insolvent, while acting as receiver of the insolvent, so as to describe the same as “4405 shares of the Royal Gold Mining Company”; and to reform a deed by which such interests were conveyed by George to plaintiff’s grantor; and to enjoin defendants from disposing of said shares. Defendants denied that the shares mentioned were included in the scheduled assets or disposed of in the insolvency…
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
March 10, 1891, defendant Faber was adjudged insolvent under the Minnesota laws, and A. R. Kiefer was appointed receiver. At that time Faber owned 333 shares of the Silver Cliff Mining Company, a Colorado corporation, which owned a mine at Silver Cliff, Custer county, Colorado; also about 130 shares of the capital stock of another corporation owning a mine at Silver Cliff. He also owned 4,405 shares of the capital stock of the Royal Gold Mining Company, an Illinois corporation, which owned two mines, known as the “Song Bird” and “Grey Eagle,” about two miles distant from Silver Cliff. In…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- King v. RemingtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
- Atwater v. Manchester Savings BankSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- First National Bank v. RandallSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Kinney v. SharveySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
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- Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. MurphySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908