Fletcher v. Southern Colonization Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in tbe district court for Ramsey- county to recover $1,380 for breach of contract in failing to build a certain railroad. The case was tried before Dickson, J., who made findings and ordered judgment in favor of plaintiff for the amount demanded.' Judgment on the findings was entered. From an order granting defendant’s motion to set aside the judgment and denying plaintiff’s motion for leave to reargue that motion, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Lees, C.
This is an appeal from an order vacating a default judgment against the defendant, entered in February, 1919.
The complaint alleged that defendant is a Florida corporation; that, prior to September 16, 1911, it had induced plaintiff to purchase 60 acres of land in Florida by representing that it was building a railroad connecting with the Florida East Coast line and running through the land it was offering for sale; that it inserted a clause in the contract of sale guaranteeing the completion of the railroad ready for operation on or before December 31, 1912; that plaintiff paid $1,500…
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