Legal Opinion

Swanson v. Swanson

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided February 4, 1955No. 36,394PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Christianson, Justice.

Defendant appeals from a judgment entered against him in a divorce action.

The sole question presented is whether the district court erred in awarding plaintiff the homestead of the parties free and clear of all claims of defendant. The homestead was acquired during coverture and, although defendant paid the entire consideration therefor, the record title thereof was placed in plaintiff’s name some eight years before the divorce. The trial court found the reasonable value of the homestead to be $7,000 and its finding is not assigned as error on appeal. Defendant contends…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Albertson v. AlbertsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
  2. French v. FrenchSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1952
  3. Kelly v. KellySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Cloutier v. CloutierSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
  2. Sanders v. SandersNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1972

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