Richardson v. Farwell
Supreme Court of Minnesota
•Appeal by plaintiffs, Lewis P. Richardson and Anna M. Richard'son, from a judgment of the District Court of Hennepin County, Jíicks, J., entered August 28, 1891, that plaintiffs take nothing by their action. This action was brought under 1878 Gr.
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•Appeal by plaintiffs, Lewis P. Richardson and Anna M. Richard'son, from a judgment of the District Court of Hennepin County, Jíicks, J., entered August 28, 1891, that plaintiffs take nothing by their action. This action was brought under 1878 Gr. S. ch. 75, § 2, to determine ibe adverse claim of the defendant, John L. Farwell, to an undivided ©ne fourth of the north half of the north-east quarter of section twenty, (20,) in township twenty-nine (29) north, of range twenty-four (24) west, in Hennepin County. The land is now within the City of Minneapolis, and lies about two miles west of the…
1Opinion of the CourtVanderburgh, J.
The plaintiffs claim to own the land in controversy as heirs at law of their mother. In the year 1871, the plaintiffs then being minors, residing in the state of New York, one George W. Eichardson, of the county of Westchester, in that state, was duly appointed guardian of the person and estate of each of the plaintiffs by the surrogate of that county. They were then seised of lands in the county of Eiee in this state, as well as of the land in question here. In September, 1871, an authenicated copy of the letters of guardianship was filed in the probate court of Eice county, and a power of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Blodgett v. HittWisconsin Supreme Court · 1871
- Bright v. BoydU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · 1843
- Sperry v. GoodwinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Quinn v. ChampagneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
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