Little v. Willford
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Olmsted county, alleging title in fee in himself to a certain described lot of land in that county, and that the defendants, in March and April, 1882, “unlawfully and' wrongfully, and with strong hand, entered upon said land, and broke,, took down and dismantled the buildings thereon, and took away and carried away the materials thereof, and the seats and fixtures attached thereto, and converted the same to their own…
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Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Olmsted county, alleging title in fee in himself to a certain described lot of land in that county, and that the defendants, in March and April, 1882, “unlawfully and' wrongfully, and with strong hand, entered upon said land, and broke,, took down and dismantled the buildings thereon, and took away and carried away the materials thereof, and the seats and fixtures attached thereto, and converted the same to their own use, against the will of the plaintiff, and to his damage $1,200.” He further alleges “that the frame and part of the…
1Opinion of the CourtVanderburgh, J.
On the second day of May, 1868, the plaintiff attempted to convey a building site, to be occupied by a religious association, known as “The Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church for the Elgin Circuit,” for a church building. The same society also had a place of worship in the adjoining county of Wabasha, and were a de facto organization, in conformity with the usages and. discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and had previously attempted to become incorporated in that county, by the election of trustees, and the execution and record of the proper certificate, which, however, was…
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