Eastman v. Linn
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Ejectment for certain land in Meeker county. A jury was waived, and the action tried before Brown, J., who ordered judgment for the defendant, which was entered, and the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtCornell, J.
Plaintiff’s title rests upon two tax judgments —one rendered under the provisions of Laws 1874, c. 1, on August 15, 1874, and the other on October 15, 1874, under the provisions of Laws 1874, c. 2. The validity of these judgments is the main question presented for consideration, and the only one necessary to be determined.
The only jurisdiction which the district court could acquire or exercise in rendering these judgments was a special and statutory one. It had no authority by virtue of its common-law powers or general jurisdiction to entertain the proceedings, and do what it did in the…
2Cited by17 opinions
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