Anderson v. May
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant, L. L. May, from an order of the District Court of Eamsey County, Kelly, J., made January 2, 1892, refusing a new trial. The plaintiff, Or. W. Anderson, was in the business of raising and selling seeds at Eed Wing, Minnesota.
Read the full summary
Appeal by defendant, L. L. May, from an order of the District Court of Eamsey County, Kelly, J., made January 2, 1892, refusing a new trial. The plaintiff, Or. W. Anderson, was in the business of raising and selling seeds at Eed Wing, Minnesota. On March 7, 1890, May, a seedsman at St. Paul, ordered 591 bushels of beans of different varieties, to be raised by Anderson and delivered to May at St. Paul by November 15, 1890. After some correspondence as to price and seed and time of delivery, the order was accepted. Anderson delivered but 152 bushels and brought this action to recover $287.66,…
1Opinion of the CourtGiljtllaN, C. J.
The defendant having alleged as a counterclaim a contract in June, 1890, between him and plaintiff, whereby the latter agreed to sell and deliver to the former, on or before November 15th, certain quantities of specified kinds of beans, and that he failed so to do except as to a part thereof, the plaintiff, in his reply, alleged in substance that the contract was‘to deliver the beans from the crop that he should raise that year from his market gardening' farm near Red Wing. Upon the trial the contract was proved by letters passing between the parties. From these it fairly appears- ( That the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- School District No. 1 v. DauchySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1857
- Cowley v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1868
- Stees v. LeonardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1874
- Gutterson v. GuttersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
3Cited by23 opinions
- Berg v. EricksonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
- Barbarossa & Sons, Inc. v. Iten Chevrolet, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Whittemore v. SillsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1898
- Newell v. New Holstein Canning Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
- Powers v. SiatsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.