Reed v. McGregor
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county. The court, Hicks, J., found in favor of plaintiff, and ordered judgment in her favor for $1,060. From an order denying a motion for a new trial defendant Gaylord appealed.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county. The court, Hicks, J., found in favor of plaintiff, and ordered judgment in her favor for $1,060. From an order denying a motion for a new trial defendant Gaylord appealed. The bond referred to in the opinion was as follows: “Know all men by these presents, that George M. McGregor, as principal, and Edmond Palmer, Edson S. Gaylord, and George B. Hush, as sureties, are held and firmly bound unto Lydia A. Reed in the sum of one thousand five hundred ($1,500.00) dollars lawful money of the United States of America, to be paid to the said Lydia A.…
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This was an action on a bond executed by defendant McGregor, as principal, and the defendant Gaylord and another, as sureties, to the plaintiff, to indemnify her against mechanics’ liens on premises which McGregor conveyed to plaintiff, and upon which a building was in process of erection by Mm.
To fully understand the situation, as well as the conditions of the bond, it is necessary to state that some time previously McGregor had entered into a contract with plaintiff’s husband, Ira >S. Eeed, for the sale of the same property. This is the contract referred to in the bond in suit. The material…
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