Rodgers v. United States & Dominion Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
From an order of the district court for St. Louis county, Fesler, J., granting defendant’s motion to set aside a judgment against it for the sum of $5,201.90, for tbe reason that the judgment was entered because of its excusable neglect, and permitting it to defend the action, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
Appeal from an order opening a judgment and granting leave to answer. Defendant is an insurance corporation. The moving affidavit alleges that certain of its officers and directors, including its president, dissipated and squandered all of the assets of the company in the purchase of certain gold bonds of the Williamsville, Greenville & St. Louis Railway Co., and also gave notes of the company in part payment. The notes sued on in this action are some of these. This suit was commenced in January, 1913. It is alleged that at that time the affairs of the company were in the control of its…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Tierney v. DodgeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1864
- Barrie v. Northern Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Eidam v. FinneganSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Ætna Insurance Co. v. GrubeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1861
- Bray v. DohenySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
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- Butkovich v. O'LEARYSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
- In Re Estate of WalkerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1931
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