Bates v. A. E. Johnson Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county to remove the lien of a judgment from land. The case was tried before Ensign, J., who found in favor of plaintiff. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, J.1
This action was brought by plaintiff to remove the lien of a judgment recovered by defendant against one White from certain lands the title to which stood in the name of White, but which in fact it is claimed belonged to plaintiff, of which fact the defendant had notice. Judgment was ordered for the plaintiff, and defendant appeals from an order denying its motion for a new trial.
In substance, the court found that plaintiff was the wife of William J. Bates; that on December 15, 1896, the lands in question were the absolute property of William J. Bates, and that the title thereto…
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