Shepard v. Pettit
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of tbe district court for Washington county, denying a motion to change its conclusions of law, after a trial before McCluer, J., without a jury. Defendants, also, appeal from the judgment entered. The action was originally brought against one David Syme, of whom the defendants are the administrators. cited Kean v. Connelly, 25 Minn. 222; Hause v. Hause, 29 Minn. 252.
1Opinion of the Court
Gileillan, C. J.*
Action for converting an undivided fourth of certain logs. It was tried by the court without a jury, and the following facts (in substance) found: The defendant and plaintiff and one Davis owned as tenants in common a certain quarter-section of land, the defendant owning an undivided three-fourths, and the other *120two an undivided one-fourth. Defendant, without the consent of the others, cut the logs from the land, took them to Stillwater and sold them, and received the price. Davis assigned his demand to plaintiff. As a. conclusion of law, the court found that plaintiff is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kean v. ConnellySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1878
- Maddox v. GoddardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1839
- Symonds v. HarrisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1862
- Person v. WilsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1878
3Cited by12 opinions
- Rayonier, Incorporated v. F. Arnold PolsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- G. Amsinck & Co. v. Springfield Grocer Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1925
- Petraborg v. ZontelliSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
- Child v. MorganSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- State & Railroad & Warehouse Commission v. Rock Island Motor Transit Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
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