Bang v. Brett
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county against Fred N. Brett, Eugene T. Merritt and Great Western Mining Company to-enforce a vendor’s lien. Defendant company alone answered. The case was tried before Lewis, J., who found in favor of defendant company and ordered judgment that plaintiff take nothing by the action and that said defendant was owner in fee of the premises. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This was an action to enforce a vendor’s lien for purchase money.
The defendant company was organized as a corporation in March, 1892. Prior to that time, Eugene T. Merritt and Franklin W. Merritt and several other persons as promoters had the organization of this corporation in contemplation, and upon its organization both of the Merritts became directors, and Eugene T. Merritt secretary, and Franklin W. Merritt treasurer of the company. In February, 1892, Franklin W. Merritt negotiated a purchase of certain land from plaintiff for the agreed price of $2,500, but for convenience had the…
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