Bretto v. Levine
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendants, Jacob Levine and Abram Levine, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the City of Tower, in St. Louis County, Scott, J., entered November 3, 1891. The plaintiff, Dominico Bretto, brought this action May 5, 1891, to recover possession of the personal property mentioned in the opinion. He claimed that he had bought it of defendants, and paid them for it at the same time that he bought and paid for the lot and store building thereon.
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Appeal by defendants, Jacob Levine and Abram Levine, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the City of Tower, in St. Louis County, Scott, J., entered November 3, 1891. The plaintiff, Dominico Bretto, brought this action May 5, 1891, to recover possession of the personal property mentioned in the opinion. He claimed that he had bought it of defendants, and paid them for it at the same time that he bought and paid for the lot and store building thereon. The defendants denied that they sold to him this personal property. On the trial the deed of the real estate dated February 12, 1891, was…
1Opinion of the CourtDiceinson, J.
The defendants were formerly the owners of certain real estate situate in the town of Tower, including a store building *169standing thereon, in which was a quantity of shelving put up for use therein. They also had within the building certain other property which is the subject of this action, consisting of hanging lamps, stove, tables, show cases, chairs, counters, safe, and other personal property. On the 11th day of February, at the city of Duluth, they agreed orally upon a sale of the real estate to the plaintiff, and, as the plaintiff claims, of all the personal property also, for the price…
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