Keller Electric Co. v. Burg
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the municipal court of St. Paul to recover $331.84 for labor and material furnished. The answer was a general denial. The case was tried before Boerner, J., and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $303.55. From an order denying their motion for a new trial, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
1. Action to recover $331.84 for electrical work and material furnished by plaintiffs assignor and alleged to have been ordered by defendants. The jury found for plaintiff. Defendants appeal.
In 1913, M. Burg & Sons of St. Paul took a five years lease of a building in Dubuque for a furniture store. Defendants, brothers in the Burg family, went to Dubuque to conduct the business there. They claim they went as agents of M. Burg & Sons. It was the intention that the Dubuque business be ultimately carried on by a corporation to be known as Burg Brothers. There is some evidence, however, that these…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Levine v. Lancashire InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Swedish-American National Bank v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Webb v. MichenerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- American Bridge Co. v. HonstainSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
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