King v. Frost
Supreme Court of Minnesota
This action was brought in a justice’s court, and an appeal taken by defendant, on questions of law and fact, to the district court for Anoka county, where the action was tried before Young, J., and a jury, and a verdict rendered for defendant. • A new trial was refused, and the plaintiff appealed.
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This action was brought in a justice’s court, and an appeal taken by defendant, on questions of law and fact, to the district court for Anoka county, where the action was tried before Young, J., and a jury, and a verdict rendered for defendant. • A new trial was refused, and the plaintiff appealed. The case is stated in the opinion. cited 1 Phillips Ev. 185; 1 Green-leaf Ev. §§ 108, 110; Starkie Ev. 89; Phillips v. Earner, 1 Esp. 357; Barnes v. Mobley, 21 Ala. 232; Nelson v. Iverson, 24 Ala. 9; Murray v. Bethune, 1 Wend.. 190; Enos v. Tuttle, 3 Conn. 247; Fwrman v. Tenny, ante, p. -77. . .
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
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