Legal Opinion

Rossman v. Mitchell

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided July 2, 1898No. Nos. 10,983-(88)PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Action in the district court for Hennepin county by the receiver of the Fred B. George Stationery Company, an insolvent corporation, to recover $1,000. The substance of the complaint is stated in the opinion. From an order, Johnson, J., overruling the demurrer to the complaint, defendants appealed.

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Action in the district court for Hennepin county by the receiver of the Fred B. George Stationery Company, an insolvent corporation, to recover $1,000. The substance of the complaint is stated in the opinion. From an order, Johnson, J., overruling the demurrer to the complaint, defendants appealed. Appellants’ assignment of error was as follows: “The trial court erred in making its order herein overruling the demurrer of defendants to the complaint of the plaintiff herein, wherein, by said demurrer, it was alleged that the said complaint did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of…

1Opinion of the Court

START, O. J.

This is an appeal by the defendants from an order overruling the demurrer to the complaint. The complaint alleges

“That heretofore, to wit, on July 29,1897, he was duly appointed the receiver of all the assets of the Fred B. George Stationery Company, under and pursuant to the terms and provisions of chapter 148 of the General Laws of the State of Minnesota for the year 1881, and the several acts amendatory .thereof.”

The complaint further alleges, in effect, that such company is a corporation organized under the laws of this state, and that ever since January 1, 1896, it has been…

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Merrill v. ResslerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
  2. Rockwell v. . MerwinNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  3. Walsh v. ByrnesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
  4. Chamberlain v. O'BrienSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
  5. Thomas Manufacturing Co. v. FooteSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Hamilton v. McIndooSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
  2. Merrill v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
  3. Somers v. DawsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
  4. Patterson v. MelchiorSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
  5. Christman v. ScottOregon Supreme Court · 1948

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