Van Brunt v. Gordon
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant, Elizabeth F. Gordon, from a judgment of the District Court of St. Louis County, O. P. Stearns, J., entered April 18, 1892, for $3,156.81. On August 1, 1879, the plaintiff, Walter Van Brunt, and the defendant rented of Aaron Mendenhall of Chester County, Pennsylvania, five-sixths, and of William E. McLaren of Cook County, Illinois, one-sixth, of lots one (1,) two (2,) three (3,) and four (4,) in block six (6) in the Industrial Division of Duluth, for the…
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Appeal by defendant, Elizabeth F. Gordon, from a judgment of the District Court of St. Louis County, O. P. Stearns, J., entered April 18, 1892, for $3,156.81. On August 1, 1879, the plaintiff, Walter Van Brunt, and the defendant rented of Aaron Mendenhall of Chester County, Pennsylvania, five-sixths, and of William E. McLaren of Cook County, Illinois, one-sixth, of lots one (1,) two (2,) three (3,) and four (4,) in block six (6) in the Industrial Division of Duluth, for the term of fifteen years. They agreed to pay as rent for the premises, all taxes and assessments that should be levied or…
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
The short facts are that plaintiff and defendant took leases of certain real estate for a term of years, in which they covenanted and agreed to pay the lessors a certain rent, and to pay the taxes on the premises during the term. The premises were unimproved and unproductive, the leases being apparently purely speculative. During the life of the leases the plaintiff paid all the taxes and rent, and he now brings suit for contribution to compel defendant to pay her share.
Counsel for defendant has made an exhaustive brief upon the law as to the rights and liabilities of cotenants between each…
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