Nicholson v. Congdon
Supreme Court of Minnesota
. Action in the district court for Itasca county to determine the adverse claims of defendant to certain vacant and unimproved land. The case was tried before McClenahan, J., who found in favor of defendant. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
An action to determine adverse claims to certain real property, in which, after trial before the court below without a jury, defendant had judgment, and plaintiff appealed from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
The facts are as follows: The land in controversy was patented to plaintiff under and pursuant to the provisions of the treaty of February 22, 1855 (10 St. 1165), between the United States government and the Mississippi band of the Chippewa Indians. At the time of the ratification of that treaty plaintiff was, by authority of law, residing in the territory thereby ceded, and…
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