Stone v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action by plaintiff in the district court for Meeker county, to recover for breach of covenants of seizin and right to convey, contained in a deed of land in that county, executed by defendants to plaintiff in March, 1879. A jury was waived, and the action tried; before Brown, J., who ordered judgment for the plaintiff, which was, entered and the defendants appealed.
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Action by plaintiff in the district court for Meeker county, to recover for breach of covenants of seizin and right to convey, contained in a deed of land in that county, executed by defendants to plaintiff in March, 1879. A jury was waived, and the action tried; before Brown, J., who ordered judgment for the plaintiff, which was, entered and the defendants appealed. No case or bill of exceptions was made, but the judge in his decision recites the following proceedings at the trial: “Upon the trial several objections were made, and the rulings thereon reserved, and the evidence received…
1Opinion of the CourtYanderburgh, J.
The defendants appeal from the judgment in this case. The record contains the judgment-roll, with the findings of fact and law of the district court. But there is no statement of *18the case or bill of exceptions. The sole ground of- error urged by appellants in argument before this court is the rejection of certain evidence on the trial. The judge, in his decision, sets forth the evidence in question, and his rulings thereon and defendants’ exception. It is insisted by the respondent that the exception is not properly before us, and that it cannot be considered on this appeal. In this he is…
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