Reed v. Bernstein
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for McLeod county to recover $3,725, balance due for rent of a certain building and damages caused by defendant wrongfully setting fire thereto. From an order, Morrison, J., overruling a demurrer to the complaint, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Appeal from an order overruling defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff’s complaint.
The complaint sets out two causes of action: (1) For a balance alleged to' be due as rent of a building that had theretofore been *67leased to defendant; and (2) damages caused to the building so leased to defendant by his wrongful act in setting it afire. The grounds of demurrer are (1) that it appears upon the face of the complaint that several causes of action are improperly united, the first being in the nature of a breach of contract, the failure to pay the stipulated rent, and the second cause of action being for…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- King v. Coe Commission Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
- Wright v. TilestonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Gertler v. LinscottSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1879
3Cited by1 opinion
- Olesen v. RetzlaffSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1931