Legal Opinion

Hotel Allen Co. v. Estate of Allen

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided April 26, 1912No. Nos. 17,677—(63)PublishedCited by 8 opinions

The Allen Hotel Company appealed to the district court of Hennepin county from an order of the probate court for that county disallowing its claim against the estate of John G. Allen, deceased, for $9,450 rent. The appeal was tried before Booth, J., and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of defendant. From an order denying claimant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, it appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

John G. Allen died in January, 1910, and in proceedings for the administration and distribution of his estate the Allen Hotel Company, a corporation, presented 'a claim to the probate court for rent claimed to be due it from decedent, which was by that court disallowed. The hotel company appealed to the district court, where, after trial before the court and a jury, a verdict was returned against the company, and the company then appealed to this court from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Caley v. ThornquistSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
  2. Hausauer v. DahlmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
  3. Quade v. FitzloffSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
  4. Leppla v. MackeySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Reno Realty and Investment Co. v. HornsteinNevada Supreme Court · 1956
  2. Risk v. RisherMississippi Supreme Court · 1944
  3. Morgan Plan Co. v. VellianitisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
  4. Kean v. Story & Clark Piano Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
  5. Thurston v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1917

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