Brown v. Strom
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Jackson county by tbe widow and children of John E. Brown, deceased, against Herman L. Strom, Thomás J. Knox, John W. Cowing and the Brown National Bank of Jackson to set aside two sales of bank stock made by defendant Strom, as executor of the estate of John K. Brown, deceased, to certain of the other defendants, to have the shares reassigned to him, and in case such relief were denied, then that defendant Strom be declared a trustee, for…
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Action in the district court for Jackson county by tbe widow and children of John E. Brown, deceased, against Herman L. Strom, Thomás J. Knox, John W. Cowing and the Brown National Bank of Jackson to set aside two sales of bank stock made by defendant Strom, as executor of the estate of John K. Brown, deceased, to certain of the other defendants, to have the shares reassigned to him, and in case such relief were denied, then that defendant Strom be declared a trustee, for the benefit of the estate, of the shares of bank stock personally owned by him in the bank, and for an injunction…
1Opinion of the CourtJaggard, J.
The complaint of plaintiffs and respondents set forth: Plaintiffs aré thé widow and only heirs of John E. Brown, deceased. Under *3Brown’s will, defendant Strom and one Hangen were made executors. Haugen resigned, but petitioned tbe probate court to appoint tbe widow of deceased as coexecutor, to act jointly with Strom. Strom, Haugen, and deceased had been intimate friends. Notwithstanding this situation, the widow was not appointed executor, and Strom served alone. The decedent owned two hundred ten out of the four hundred shares of the capital stock of the defendant bank. Nearly two months…
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- Heirs of Adams v. AdamsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1849
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