Scott & Holston Lumber Co. v. Sharvy
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for St. Louis county, Lewis, J., denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
Action to recover the possession of a quantity of logs. The allegations of the complaint were that the plaintiff was the owner and entitled to the immediate possession of the property, and that the same was wrongfully withheld and detained from it by the defendant. The answer was a general denial.
Upon the trial the defendant, for the purpose of establishing his right, as sheriff, to the possession of the logs, offered in evidence the judgment rolls in several actions brought by various plaintiffs under *529the log lien law of 1876 (G-. S. 1894, § 2451 et seq.) to enforce liens for labor performed…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Brown v. MarkhamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
3Cited by2 opinions
- Breault v. Merrill & Ring Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Smith v. Duluth Log Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1912