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Axford v. Western Syndicate Investment Co.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided July 1, 1918No. 20,907PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Action in the district court for Hennepin county for the appointment of a receiver for defendant corporation, for the cancelation of the Crawford stock, and to restrain defendants from parting with any of the stock of defendant corporation.

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Action in the district court for Hennepin county for the appointment of a receiver for defendant corporation, for the cancelation of the Crawford stock, and to restrain defendants from parting with any of the stock of defendant corporation. Defendants Smith and Wagner filed their cross complaint against defendant corporation and Thomas Dunn, E. E. Johnson and M. D. Crawford praying that, if the stock held by them should be canceled, defendants account to them for $30,000 and interest as a condition to its cancelation. The facts are stated in the opinion. The case was tried before Eish, J.,…

1Opinion of the Court

The following opinion was filed on July 1, 1918:

2Per curiam

The respondents were ordered to show cause why ,this court should not grant appellants’ motion to accept as a supersedeas the $3,000 bond given herein and approved by the trial court as a bond for costs only. On the hearing this court was asked to fix the amount of a stay bond, if of the opinion that the said bond was inadequate.

This -court has the power to protect a respondent during the pendency of an appeal'against inadequate or improvident stay bonds approved and filed in the court below. Bock v. Sauk Center Grocery Co. 100 Minn. 71, 110 N.…

3Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Webster v. UptonSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  2. First National Bank v. Gustin Minerva Consolidated Mining Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
  3. Central Trust Co v. West India Improvement Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1901
  4. Clarke v. Lincoln Lumber Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
  5. Parker v. NickersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873

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4Cited by11 opinions

  1. Swenson v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1961
  2. State Ex Rel. Weede v. BechtelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
  3. Walton v. Standard Drilling Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Barrett v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1931
  5. Shugart v. MaytagSupreme Court of Iowa · 1920

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