Keystone Iron Co. v. Logan
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff, Keystone Iron Company, from a judgment of the District Court of St. Louis County, Galvin L. Brown, J„ entered July 21,1893, directing that plaintiff take nothing by its action. On February 24,1892, the defendant, Lillian Logan, was the owner of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter, and the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section twenty six (261 in Township 58, Range 18 in St. Louis County.
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Appeal by plaintiff, Keystone Iron Company, from a judgment of the District Court of St. Louis County, Galvin L. Brown, J„ entered July 21,1893, directing that plaintiff take nothing by its action. On February 24,1892, the defendant, Lillian Logan, was the owner of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter, and the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section twenty six (261 in Township 58, Range 18 in St. Louis County. On that day her husband, W. B. Logan, made a written contract signed in her name, by him as her agent, to sell the land to E. R. Brace for $5,000 in cash and one…
1Opinion of the CourtBuce, J.
On the 24th day of February, 1892, the defendant W.B. Logan, the husband of the other defendant, Lillian Logan, executed an instrument in writing, by signing Ms wife’s name thereto,as follows: ‘‘Lillian Logan. Per agent, W. B. Logan,” — in which instrument it is stated that she had received of one E. B. Brace $500 on account of the purchase of eighty acres of land in St. Louis county, in this state, for the sum of $5,000 cash and 1,000 shares of’ stock in company, of the par value of $10 per share; the $500 being earnest money, and $500 cash to be paid in fifteen days, and $4,000 in payments…
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