Dickson v. Miller
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Winona county to adjudge plaintiff to be the owner of the premises described, that defendant Effie V. Miller has no interest therein by reason of the deed described in the opinion, that such deed be adjudged to be a cloud upon the record of plaintiff’s title to the premises, and that the same be canceled of record.
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Action in the district court for Winona county to adjudge plaintiff to be the owner of the premises described, that defendant Effie V. Miller has no interest therein by reason of the deed described in the opinion, that such deed be adjudged to be a cloud upon the record of plaintiff’s title to the premises, and that the same be canceled of record. The answer alleged that the grantor deposited the deed with George Pfefferkorn with directions to hold the same and, unless previously recalled or his authority revoked, upon her death to deliver the same to plaintiff; that subsequently, plaintiff…
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, O.
This action is brought to determine the title to certain real property in St. Charles in Winona county. There was judgment for the plaintiff and the defendants appeal.
1. On May 17, 1906, Emily E. Dickson, the mother of the plaintiff and the defendant Effie V. Miller, the other defendant being Mrs. Miller’s husband, executed a warranty deed of a certain lot in St. Charles, in Winona county, to the plaintiff, and delivered it to *348George Pfefferkorn, the banker at St. Charles, and directed him to keep it until her death and then to deliver it to the plaintiff. The deed reserved a life…
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