Farley v. Kittson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Ramsey county, against the defendants Norman W. Kittson, James J. Hill, and the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company, to obtain a transfer to himself of one-fifth of the capital stock of the defendant railway company, and one-fifth of all-other securities and property acquired by defendants Kittson and Hill as a result of the transactions stated in the complaint.
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Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Ramsey county, against the defendants Norman W. Kittson, James J. Hill, and the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company, to obtain a transfer to himself of one-fifth of the capital stock of the defendant railway company, and one-fifth of all-other securities and property acquired by defendants Kittson and Hill as a result of the transactions stated in the complaint. The grounds of the action against the defendants Kittson and Hill are stated in the opinion. As against the railway company, the complaint alleges, in substance,…
1Opinion of the CourtGilfillan, C. J.
The claim of plaintiff is based on the agreement, in 1876, between him and the defendants Kittson and Hill, by which the parties to it agreed “that they would jointly undertake, for their joint, mutual, and equal interest, benefit, advantage, and profit, the purchase of” bonds issued by certain railroad companies; “that neither of them would be required to raise or furnish any funds in said enterprise, but the same could be procured from or through said Smith,” (one whom Kittson represented he could procure to furnish, by way of loan, the necessary funds;) “that the said Kittson might use or…
2Cited by5 opinions
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- Haraldson v. KnutsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
- Thomas v. HawkinsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1895
- Farley v. HillU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota · 1889
- Haven v. PlaceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881