Hunt v. Thwing
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendants, Joseph P. Thwing and Mary, his wife, from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Hooker, J., made June 21, 1892, overruling their demurrer to the complaint. William Hunt of Onondaga county, N Y., died testate February 10, 1888, seised in fee of eight lots in Minneapolis. His will was duly proved in the Surrogate Court of that state, and letters testamentary were issued to John Hunt and David F. Pulford.
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Appeal by defendants, Joseph P. Thwing and Mary, his wife, from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Hooker, J., made June 21, 1892, overruling their demurrer to the complaint. William Hunt of Onondaga county, N Y., died testate February 10, 1888, seised in fee of eight lots in Minneapolis. His will was duly proved in the Surrogate Court of that state, and letters testamentary were issued to John Hunt and David F. Pulford. The will authorized the executors to sell and convey the testator’s real estate. The will was also proved in the Probate Court of Hennepin county in this…
1Opinion of the Court
Vanderburgh, . J.
The plaintiffs are the executors and heirs at law of John Hunt, late of the state of New York, deceased, who died seised of the lands in controversy. By his will, alleged to have been duly probated in the county of Onondaga, in that state, his executors were authorized and empowered to sell and convey, in their discretion, any or all of his real estate. In pursuance of the power, one of the executors entered into a contract with the defendants for the sale of the land in consideration of the payment of the purchase price therein named on or before one year from the date of…
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