Hawkins v. Horton
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county to determine the adverse claims of defendants, George W.'Horton and Sydney Brown, to certain vacant and unoccupied land. The case was tried before Ensign, J., who made findings of fact, and as conclusions of law found that defendant Horton was the owner of the land, subject to •the lien of defendant Brown for the amount of a local improvement assessment certificate held by him.
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Action in the district court for St. Louis county to determine the adverse claims of defendants, George W.'Horton and Sydney Brown, to certain vacant and unoccupied land. The case was tried before Ensign, J., who made findings of fact, and as conclusions of law found that defendant Horton was the owner of the land, subject to •the lien of defendant Brown for the amount of a local improvement assessment certificate held by him. From a judgment entered pursuant to the findings, defendant Horton appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, J.2
Action to determine adverse claims to real property, in which defendant Brown had judgment, and defendant Horton appealed. The title relied upon by plaintiff was founded upon a tax assignment certificate, which the trial court found invalid, and plaintiff dropped out of the action. Defendants Horton and Brown claiming the property adversely to each other, and also adversely to plaintiff, the trial proceeded below principally between them. Plaintiff does not complain of the judgment against him, and we have only to determine the case as between the defendants.
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2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Heidel v. BenedictSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Golcher v. BrisbinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1874
- State ex rel. Shannon v. Judges of District Court of Eleventh Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Batty v. City of HastingsNebraska Supreme Court · 1901
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