Engler v. Schneider
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Cottonwood county, P. E. Brown, J., denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
MITCHELL, J.2
This was an action to recover possession of the oats grown in 1895 on certain land which confessedly belonged to the defendant. In his complaint the plaintiff alleged that he had a lease or contract with defendant for the cultivation of this land on shares for the year 1895, and it is by virtue of this contract that he claimed title to the grain. The case was tried upon the theory that plaintiff’s right to the property depended entirely upon the existence or nonexistence of such a contract, and the court expressly instructed the jury to that effect, to which neither party…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Lindsay v. Winona & St. Peter RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
- Jellett v. RhodeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
3Cited by7 opinions
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. SpragueSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
- Olson v. ShephardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1926
- Lindquist v. GibbsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Wickson v. Monarch Cycle Manufacturing Co.California Supreme Court · 1900
- Davis v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
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