Nichols-Frissell Co. v. Crocker
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to determine adverse claims to certain vacant and unoccupied real estate. The case was tried before Dickinson, J., who made findings and ordered judgment in favor of defendant Augustus L. Crocker. Plaintiff’s motion for amended findings and conclusions of law was granted to the extent that plaintiff was given a lien upon each of the lots described for the amount specified in the findings.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county to determine adverse claims to certain vacant and unoccupied real estate. The case was tried before Dickinson, J., who made findings and ordered judgment in favor of defendant Augustus L. Crocker. Plaintiff’s motion for amended findings and conclusions of law was granted to the extent that plaintiff was given a lien upon each of the lots described for the amount specified in the findings. From an order denying its motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
Action to determine adverse claims. There were findings for the defendant. The plaintiff appeals from the order denying his motion for a new trial.
1. The plaintiff and the defendant claim through a common grantor. The defendant got his deed in 1906. It has not been recorded. The plaintiff got its deed in 1913. It is recorded. The plaintiff claims that it is prior in title under G. S. 1913, § 6844 (R. L. 1905, § 3357), making an unrecorded conveyance void as against a subsequent purchaser in good faith and for a valuable consideration whose conveyance is first recorded. See 3…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Reimer v. NewelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Downing v. LucySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Johnson v. FraserSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Woolsey v. BohnSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
3Cited by1 opinion
- Timmer v. GrayCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986