Legal Opinion

State ex rel. D. S. B. Johnston Land Co. v. District Court

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided November 16, 1917No. 20,750PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Upon the relation of D. S. B. Johnston Land Company the supreme court granted its alternative writ of mandamus directed to the district court of Pennington county and the judges and clerk thereof, commanding them to transmit the files and records in an action by J. W. Mc-Gilvr,ey against relator company from Pennington county to Bamsey county.

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.

Action in the district court of Pennington county for the specific performance of a contract for the sale and conveyance of certain land situated therein. Defendant is a domestic corporation with its place of *337business in Bamsey county, and before the expiration of the time to answer duly demanded a change of venue to that county on the ground of its residence therein. The clerk of the Pennington county district court refused to make the change by a transmission of the files in the action to the clerk of the Bamsey county court, and the district court of Pennington county1 denied defendant’s…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Massie v. WattsSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
  2. Gardner v. . OgdenNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
  3. Morgan v. BellWashington Supreme Court · 1892
  4. Loaiza v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1890
  5. Johnston v. WadsworthOregon Supreme Court · 1893

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Nyquist v. District Court of Swift CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
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  3. State ex rel. Weld v. District Court of Blue Earth CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
  4. State ex rel. Board of Water Commissioners v. District CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
  5. Winegar v. MartinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921

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