Sloan v. Becker
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Bamsey county, Wilkin, J., presiding, refusing a new trial of specific issues submitted to a jury. The opinion on a former appeal is reported in 31 Minn. 414. ... that a preponderance of evidence was sufficient for the .establishment of plaintiff’s equity, cited Burr v. Willson, 22 Minn. 206, and Thoreson y. North-xoestern Nat. Ins. Go., 29 Minn. 106.
1Opinion of the CourtGileillan, C. J.
The action was brought to have a conveyance of real estate, absolute in its terms, adjudged to have been intended only as a mortgage. No fraud or mistake connected with the execution of the deed is alleged.. It is admitted to have been precisely in the form agreed upon by the parties, but it is alleged that it was agreed that it should be executed in that form to secure the defendant George L. for certain advances to be made by him in behalf of plaintiff. Issues were framed for a trial by jury, — among them one as to the intention and understanding with which the deed was executed. The…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Stockbridge Iron Co. v. Hudson Iron Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- Nevius v. . DunlapNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- McClellan v. SanfordWisconsin Supreme Court · 1870
- State v. McCarteySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1871
- Kent v. LasleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1869
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