Youn v. Lamont
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff, William J. Youn, from an order of the District Court of Le Sueur County, Francis Cadwell, J., made July 24, 1893, denying Ms motion for a new trial. Ejectment for eigMy acres of land in the possession of defendant, William H. Lamont. It was admitted that in 1888, John Lamont owned the land.
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Appeal by plaintiff, William J. Youn, from an order of the District Court of Le Sueur County, Francis Cadwell, J., made July 24, 1893, denying Ms motion for a new trial. Ejectment for eigMy acres of land in the possession of defendant, William H. Lamont. It was admitted that in 1888, John Lamont owned the land. He deeded it to Herbert Lamont on April 7, 1891, and Herbert deeded it to plaintiff on February 27, 1892. But John Lamont mortgaged it September 11, 1888, to Edward F. Quackenbush for $872. Quackenbush assigned the mortgage on February 1, 1889, to Emma F. Gillette. She foreclosed under…
1Opinion of the CourtBuck, J.
This is an action of ejectment, and, of course, the plaintiff must recover, if at all, upon the strength of his own title, and not upon the weakness of the title of the defendant.
It appears that on the 10th day of September, 1888, one John Lamont was the owner in fee of the South half of the northeast quarter of section twenty four, Township 109, Range 23, in Le Sueur county, in this state. That on the 11th day of September, 1888, he executed a mortgage to one Edward Quackenbush to secure the payment of the sum of $872, which mortgage was subsequently assigned to one Emma F. Gillette, who,…
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