Laird v. Vila
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendants from an order of the district court for Winona» county, Snow, J., overruling a demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
This is an action in equity brought in the district court of Winona county for specific performance of certain exécuted oral contracts. The defendants appeal from an order overruling their demurrer to plaintiffs’ complaint.
It appears from the complaint that in 1878 and 1881, respectively, Isaac B. Cummings and Caroline F. Cummings, his wife, who were without issue, admitted their nieces Ella M. Yeaton and Annie O. Yeaton (now Annie O. Miller), minors, into their home, at Winona, and that said minors ever thereafter, until the death of the former, continued to reside therein as members of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Carmichael v. CarmichaelMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
- Kofka v. RosickyNebraska Supreme Court · 1894
- Svanburg v. FosseenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- Ahrens v. . JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Newton v. NewtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Fiske v. LawtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Odenbreit v. UtheimSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Colby v. StreetSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
- In Re Estate of NormanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
- Jannetta v. JannettaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
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