Legal Opinion

Russell v. H. C. Akeley Lumber Co.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided February 13, 1891PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Hennepin county, Lochren, J., presiding, refusing a new trial.

1Opinion of the Court

Mitchell, J.1

This was an action of ejectment, commenced in September, 1889. Both parties claim title from the same source, viz., D. B. Sutton and Rush Pratt, former owners. The defendant derives its title through the foreclosure by advertisement of a mortgage executed by Sutton & Pratt to Jared S. and Daniel M. Demmon, February 9, 1857, to secure three notes payable in 1 year, 18 months, and 2 years, respectively, from the date of the mortgage. It is conceded that the plaintiff has acquired, by various mesne conveyances, all the interest which Sutton & Pratt had in the land after the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Rogers v. BentonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
  2. St. Paul Division No. 1 v. BrownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1866
  3. Coy v. CoySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1870
  4. Jellison v. HalloranSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Lamb v. Powder River Live Stock Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904
  2. State ex rel. Douglas v. WestfallSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
  3. Nash v. Northwest Land Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Crisman v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1896
  5. State ex rel. White v. DickersonNevada Supreme Court · 1910

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