Legal Opinion

Boyum v. Johnson

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided May 4, 1899PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Sargent County; Lauder, J. Action by Aase Boyum against Ole A. Johnson and others for the conversion of certain grain to which plaintiff claimed title under a farm contract. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals. Plaintiff was the absolute owner of the crops on the land in question, subject to Dahlen’s right of possession under the terms of the contract.

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Appeal from District Court, Sargent County; Lauder, J. Action by Aase Boyum against Ole A. Johnson and others for the conversion of certain grain to which plaintiff claimed title under a farm contract. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals. Plaintiff was the absolute owner of the crops on the land in question, subject to Dahlen’s right of possession under the terms of the contract. Angelí v. Egger, 6 N. D. 391. Dahlen failed to pay the taxes for 1894 and 1895, and expressed a determination to abandon the contract. Plaintiff terminated the contract for this default. The defendants’…

1Opinion of the CourtBartholomew, C. J.

Plaintiff brought this action against the defendants as co-partners, and souglit to recover the value of certain grain of which she claimed she was the owner in possession, and which the defendants wrongfully took and converted to their own use. The answer was in denial, and on the trial the defendants had a directed verdict in their favor. The judgment rendered on the verdict must be affirmed. In 1893 the plaintiff sold to the defendant Dahlen a certain tract of land in Sargent county, in this' state. The contract provided that the purchase price should be paid by delivering one-half of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Fargusson v. TalcottNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1897
  2. O'Connor v. HughesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
  3. Coles v. ShepardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Graham v. MerchantOregon Supreme Court · 1903
  2. Keator v. FergusonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1906
  3. Speer v. PhillipsSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Cughan v. LarsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Ross v. PageNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1903

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