Malone v. Stephenson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Jackson county, Quinn, J., denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
The complaint herein alleged that the defendant on January 28, 1898, wrongfully and unlawfully caused a dwelling house of the plaintiff, of the value of $1,600, to be set on fire, whereby it was destroyed. The answer denied the allegations of the complaint, except that it admitted that the value of the house was $800. On the trial plaintiff introduced circumstantial evidence which, as he claims, tended strongly to establish the allegations of the complaint. The defendant, in his testimony, unqualifiedly denied that he had anything whatever to do with the burning of the house, and introduced…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gardner v. KelloggSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1877
- Alward v. OakesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
3Cited by14 opinions
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- State v. SilversSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
- State v. GressSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
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