Grout v. Stewart
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Winona county, Snow, J., denying a motion for a new trial, after a trial and findings in favor of plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Action for the specific enforcement of an oral contract to hold a conveyance of real estate as security for money loaned.
The complaint sets forth the following facts: Mrs. Thiers was the ■owner of one hundred sixty acres of. land, and October 4, 1898, her "husband joining, executed a contract for a deed to Spaulding. October 6, 1898, Spaulding and wife made a contract for deed of fifty acres •of this land to the mother and the wife of the plaintiff, and received from plaintiff $800, which amount Spaulding paid to Thiers to apply ■on his contract. In February, 1902, Spaulding defaulted on his…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Berkey v. JuddSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
- King v. McCarthySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Stitt v. Rat Portage Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Fisk v. StewartSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1877
- Irvine v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
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- Hatlestad v. Mutual Trust Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
- Mechtle v. ToppNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1952
- Henslin v. WingenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
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