Blakeley v. J. Neils Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Cass county to recover $1,278.37 balance alleged to be due upon a contract for driving logs. The complaint alleged that pursuant to the contract plaintiff took possession of all logs in Little (lull lake during the logging season of 1906 and 1907 and drove and delivered the logs to defendant.
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Action in the district court for Cass county to recover $1,278.37 balance alleged to be due upon a contract for driving logs. The complaint alleged that pursuant to the contract plaintiff took possession of all logs in Little (lull lake during the logging season of 1906 and 1907 and drove and delivered the logs to defendant. The answer denied the performance of the contract and alleged that in July, 1907, the logs, having been driven to the junction of the Turtle river with the North Turtle river, absolutely blocked those rivers, and other drives were prevented from passing without first…
1Per curiam
Action to recover $1,272.36 and interest, being a balance claimed by the plaintiff to be due him on a contract for driving logs. At the close of the evidence the plaintiff moved for a directed verdict in his favor in the amount claimed. The defendant moved for a directed verdict in its favor. Both motions were denied, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $746.30. Bach party made a motion for judgment or a new trial. The motion of each was denied, and each appealed from the order. The plaintiff in this court made a motion to dismiss the defendant’s appeal for its failure to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cruikshank v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
3Cited by2 opinions
- Blakely v. J. Neils Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Blakely v. J. Neils Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1915