Melges Bros. v. Duluth Brewing & Malting Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Beltrami county to recover $800 for conversion of a stock of liquors and saloon fixtures. The ease was tried before Wright, J., and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs for $400. From an order overruling defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial, it appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
Action for the conversion of a retail stock of liquors and saloon fixtures, brought in the district court of the county of Beltrami. Verdict for the plaintiffs in the sum of $400. The defendant appealed from an order denying its motion for a new trial.
The complaint alleged that the plaintiffs were the owners of the personal property in question, and that the defendant took it from them and converted it to its own use. The answer, so far as here material, was a general denial.
The plaintiffs on the trial gave evidence tending to show that prior to August 14, 1909, Louis Bloosten was the owner…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Steinbauer v. StoneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Thorpe v. Pennock Mercantile Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- Bruce v. County Commissioners of Dodge CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1874
- Lyon v. GombertNebraska Supreme Court · 1902
- Fish v. McDonnellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
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