Legal Opinion

Day v. Gravel

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 3, 1898No. Nos. 10,867-(42)PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Morrison county, Baxter, J., denying a motion for a new trial, after a verdict in favor of plaintiffs for $2,283.80.

1Opinion of the Court

START, O. J.

On March 23, 1894, the parties hereto entered into a contract whereby the plaintiffs agreed to drive to the Mississippi river all logs on the Platte river then belonging to the defendant, bearing certain marks, for a stipulated price per thousand feet, payable when the logs were in the Mississippi. The contract was silent as to the time within which the plaintiffs should perform the contract on their part. This action was brought to recover the contract, price for driving the logs.

There was no controversy between the parties as to the contract, or the number of feet of logs…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Paine v. SherwoodSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
  2. Rail v. Little Falls Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
  3. Roberts v. Mazeppa Mill Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
  4. Franklin v. WardenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1864
  5. Thompson v. LibbySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. E. L. Welch Co. v. Lahart Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
  2. Lundberg v. Kitsap County BankWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  3. American Bridge Co. v. American District Steam Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
  4. Radloff v. BragmusSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1943
  5. Chunn v. O'Neil Lumber Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1913

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