Griffin v. Bristle
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Carver county, Edson, J., presiding, refusing a new trial after verdict for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtDickinson, J.
This is an action to recover for the alleged conversion of wheat, which the plaintiff had caused to be delivered to the defendant, at Carver, in this state. The claim of the plaintiff is that the defendant received the wheat simply for storage in a warehouse at Carver. The claim of the defendant is that he was conducting the warehouse as the agent of Ehle & Co., of Minneapolis, and that, as was known to the plaintiff, Ehle & Co. were the real parties to the contract, the defendant acting only as their agent, and that the wheat was received for shipment to them. The wheat was in fact shipped…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bulwinkle & Co. v. Cramer & BlohmeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1887
- Brandon Manufacturing Co. v. MorseSupreme Court of Vermont · 1875
- Magoon v. Minnesota Transfer Packing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
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- Fredin v. RichardsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc. v. Stephenson (In Re MJK Clearing, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 2002
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