Gray v. City of St. Paul
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $1,846.73, the amount paid for the purchase of certain local improvement certificates issued by defendant which had been declared void in proper court proceedings. From an order, Kelly, J., sustaining defendant’s demurrer to the complaint, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Certain local improvement certificates of sale were issued by the city in 1892 and 1894, which by assignment were transferred to appellant in this action. In October, 1907, the validity of all such certificates was called into question in a certain action, and it Was adjudged that they were illegal and void. The present action was brought against the city for'the purpose of recovering the amount paid for the certificates, with interest. The city demurred to the complaint upon the ground that it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, and the demurrer was sustained upon…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- St. Paul Division No. 1 v. BrownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1866
- State ex rel. Wheeler v. FoleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
- State ex rel. Davenport v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1879
- Hillebert v. PorterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- Hill v. TownleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
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- State ex rel. National Bond & Security Co. v. KrahmerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Clark-Ray-Johnson Co. v. WillifordSupreme Court of Florida · 1911
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