St. Paul Land Co. v. Dayton
Supreme Court of Minnesota
The plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Ramsey “This agreement, made and entered into this 7th day of October, 1886, by and between Lyman C. Dayton and May I. Dayton, his wife, of the city of Aberdeen, Dakota territory, parties of the first part, and F. D. Hager, president of the St. Paul Land Company, and representing the said company, party of the second part, wit-nesseth that the said parties of the first part agree to sell and convey by good and…
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The plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Ramsey “This agreement, made and entered into this 7th day of October, 1886, by and between Lyman C. Dayton and May I. Dayton, his wife, of the city of Aberdeen, Dakota territory, parties of the first part, and F. D. Hager, president of the St. Paul Land Company, and representing the said company, party of the second part, wit-nesseth that the said parties of the first part agree to sell and convey by good and sufficient deeds of warranty and seizin to the St. Paul Land Company, or to its successors and assigns,” (then follows…
1Opinion of the CourtDicKinson, J.
The defendants separately demurred to the complaint. Both demurrers will be considered in this opinion. The demurrers admit the corporate existence of the plaintiff, which is sufficiently alleged in the complaint. The complaint also shows the making of the contract sued on between the president of the plaintiff, contracting in its behalf, and the defendants, whereby the latter contracted to convey the lands in question to the plaintiff. The demurrer admits the making of this contract. Upon these facts the plaintiff *366might rest, without affirmatively showing that by its charter it was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Baker v. Northwestern Guaranty Loan Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
- Dickerman v. AshtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
- Thomas v. JoslinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
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- Matteson v. United States & Canada Land Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
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