Skajewski v. Zantarski
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Benton county to have a certain note and mortgage declared void. The case was tried before Searle, J., who found the mortgage null and void and the note a valid obligation. From an order of Dibell, J., acting as judge for the Seventh judicial district, which denied defendants’ motion for a new trial, defendant Anna Zantarski appealed,
1Opinion of the CourtJaggard, J.
This was a proceeding to cancel a mortgage and to adjudge that defendant had no right to or lien upon a certain tract of land. On the third day of October, 1902, the defendant Anna Zantarski sold *28and conveyed to one Skaya the tract of land in question for $2,500.. Of this sum only $100 was paid in cash. Skaya borrowed from one Foley $1,200 on the land thus conveyed to him and paid that sum to the vendor. The controversy arises as to the payment of the remainder of the consideration. As a matter of fact Skaya and the plaintiffs signed a note for that remaining sum, to wit, $1,200, which was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wood v. CullenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1868
- Howland v. BlakeSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Insurance Co. v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Morrison v. PorterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
- Goulet v. DubreuilleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
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