Gillitt v. Truax
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment of the district court for Dakota county, Crosby, j., presiding, and from an order refusing a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtGilfillan, C. J.
The questions raised in this ease are upon the validity of a judgment rendered by a justice of the peace, and of a levy of the execution thereon upon growing grain. The objections to the judgment are that the complaint on which it was rendered does not justify so large a judgment; this, if true, was only error, not affecting the jurisdiction, and does not affect the judgment in a collateral action; also’ that, as shown by the justice’s docket, on the return-day of the summons, April 11th, after the plaintiff had filed his complaint, defendant not appearing, the justice, to enable plaintiff to…
2Cited by5 opinions
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- Gibbs v. Alger, Smith & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1912
- Lloyd v. HarrisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925