Northern Trust Co. v. Markell
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for St. Louis county, Ensign, J., vacating a judgment for $5,800 entered against defendants on default and allowing them to answer.
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
We pass by all other questions in this case, and come directly to the contention of defendants’ counsel that the complaint did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, because the value of the stock was nowhere alleged, and it was not made to appear in any manner that plaintiff had suffered any damages whatsoever by reason of defendants’ refusal to purchase and pay for the same.
The action was brought upon a written contract to purchase certain shares of stock of the face value of $5,000 from the owner thereof, three years after the date of the contract, and to pay therefor…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kingsley v. GilmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1870
3Cited by12 opinions
- Peach v. ReedSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
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- Turley v. ThomasNevada Supreme Court · 1909
- Selover v. Isle Harbor Land Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
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