Legal Opinion
Fraser v. Vermillion Mining Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 3, 1928No. Nos. 26,838, 26,839, 26,840, 26,941PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
The appeal is from judgments entered in favor of the several plaintiffs, lessors of iron ore lands, against the several defendants, lessees, for the amount of the so-called royalty tax paid by the lessors, which tax the lessees had covenanted to pay. The judgments were entered upon orders sustaining demurrers to the answers of the lessees.
The covenants in the several leases are substantially the same as in the cases of Marble v. Oliver I. Min. Co. 172 Minn. 263, 215 N. W. 71, and Fryberger v. Inland Steel Co. 174 Minn. 139, 218 N. W. 553, which were construed as obligating the lessees to pay…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Heisler v. Thomas Colliery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Cudahy Packing Co. v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Lake Superior Consolidated Iron Mines v. LordSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Mutual Benefit Life Insurance v. County of MartinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Marble v. Oliver Iron Mining Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States Smelting, Refining & Mining Co. v. HaynesUtah Supreme Court · 1947
- State Ex Rel. Oliver Iron Mining Co. v. ArmsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1930
- Wanless Iron Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1934
- United States Steel Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Day v. Inland Steel Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1931
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