Mathews v. Lightner
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Ramsey county, Otis, J., sustaining a general demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
Action to recover the sum- of $100 paid to the defendant on account of the purchase price of a lot in the city of St. Paul, which the defendant agreed to convey to the plaintiff, on the ground that the defendant’s title thereto is unmarketable. The complaint sets out in detail the defendant’s title to the lot. A general demurrer to the complaint was interposed, and the plaintiff appealed from the order sustaining it.
The question for our consideration is whether the facts alleged in the complaint show that the defendant has a good marketable title to the lot. A title is not unmarketable where…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ladd v. WeiskopfSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Mayall v. MayallSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Bausman v. FaueSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Bonfanti v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1858
3Cited by17 opinions
- Jordan v. JordanTennessee Supreme Court · 1921
- Howe v. CoatesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- County of Los Angeles v. WinansCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1910
- Macomber v. KinneySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Buchan v. German American Land Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1917
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