Vetter v. Sandbo
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Swift county to recover $89.80. The facts are stated in the opinion. The case was tried before Qvale, J., who directed a verdict in favor of plaintiff for the amount demanded. Erom an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, he appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The complaint states that plaintiff was the owner of two hundred acres of land, which he sold to defendant on March 11, 1908; that a township ditch tax of $89.80 was charged against the land at that time under chapter 191, Laws 1907; that it was agreed that plaintiff pay the ditch tax, and that the amount be deducted from the consideration to be paid by defendant for the land; that the defendant did deduct the amount and paid the tax, but wrongfully paid it in his own name; that the tax was afterwards declared unconstitutional by the supreme court; that defendant then applied for and received…
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