A. J. Whitman & Co. v. Mielke
Supreme Court of Minnesota
In the above entitled matter H. C. Mielke, receiver, filed objections to the claim of A. J. Whitman & Company for $2,022.40. The matter was heard in the district court for Blue Earth county before Comstoeir, J., who made findings and disallowed the^claim. From an order denying its motion for a new trial, claimant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
In 1907 claimants, A. J. Whitman & Company, were owners of a general merchandise business in the village of Good Thunder. On November 20, 1907, they made a written proposition “to the people of Good Thunder and vicinity,” in which they stated that if 20 or more persons would subscribe each $100 and become incorporated as the Blue Earth County Co-Operative Company, with by-laws recommended by the Right Relationship League of Minneapolis, claimants would “turn over” to the corporation so formed their entire stock of merchandise, the ‘value or price to be determined by appraisement, and to be…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Flanigan v. PomeroySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Lawton v. FiskeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
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- Range Ice Fuel Co. Inc. v. Barnsdall Oil Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1941