Johnson v. Holst
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court .for Goodhue county by plaintiff, as executor of the last will and testament of Jacob Wohlers, deceased, to recover possession of certain promissory notes, or the value thereof if possession could not be had. The case was tried before Williston, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor, of defendants. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict but granting a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action to recover the possession, or value, in ease possession cannot be had, of certain promissory notes. Defendants had a verdict in the court below, and plaintiff appeals from an order denying his motion for judgment notwithstanding the same.
The short facts are as follows: Jacob Wohlers was in his lifetime the owner of certain promissory notes made and delivered to him by some of the defendants, and it is claimed by plaintiff, the executor of the last will and testament of said Wohlers, who died on August 8, 1900, that defendants wrongfully and unlawfully took the notes from the possession…
2Cited by2 opinions
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- Oehler v. FalstromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1968