Peterson v. Baillif
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiffs, Albert Peterson et al., from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Canty, J., made June 14, 1892, denying their motion for a new trial. On January 25, 1890, each of the four plaintiffs was the owner of an undivided one-sixth of the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section thirty (30,) and of lot three (3) in that section, and of lot four (4) in section twenty-eight (28,) T. 27, R. 24, in Hennepin county.
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Appeal by plaintiffs, Albert Peterson et al., from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Canty, J., made June 14, 1892, denying their motion for a new trial. On January 25, 1890, each of the four plaintiffs was the owner of an undivided one-sixth of the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section thirty (30,) and of lot three (3) in that section, and of lot four (4) in section twenty-eight (28,) T. 27, R. 24, in Hennepin county. They were minors, and Emanuel S. St. Martin was general guardian of their persons and estate. On that day the plaintiffs, by proceedings in the…
1Opinion of the CourtDickinson, J.
This action was instituted in the District Court to recover the purchase price of certain land of the infant plaintiffs, alleged to have been duly sold and conveyed by their general guardian, one St. Martin, to the defendant, for the price of $650.
The complaint, alleges that this price has not been paid, and that the plaintiffs’ general guardian, St. Martin, refuses to collect the same. The defense interposed by the answer of the defendant is that he had paid the money to St. Martin, and that the latter had accounted for it in the Probate Court having jurisdiction of the matter.
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