Major v. Owen
Supreme Court of Minnesota
After the former appeal, reported in 115 Minn. 404-, 132 N. W. 321, defendant Owen answered the complaint, setting up as a bar to the action the judgment in the action between the parties which is mentioned in the opinion, and also setting up the order of the district court in the condemnation proceedings referred to in the opinion, pursuant to which the money involved in the action was paid to defendant Owen.
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After the former appeal, reported in 115 Minn. 404-, 132 N. W. 321, defendant Owen answered the complaint, setting up as a bar to the action the judgment in the action between the parties which is mentioned in the opinion, and also setting up the order of the district court in the condemnation proceedings referred to in the opinion, pursuant to which the money involved in the action was paid to defendant Owen. The case was tried before Stanton, J., who made findings and ordered judgment in favor of plaintiffs for the amount demanded. Defendant Owen’s motion for a new trial was denied. From…
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
Plaintiffs, being financially embarrassed, conveyed their property to trustees in trust to convert the same into money, pay their liabilities, and return the surplus, if any, to plaintiffs. The trust has been fully performed and the trustees discharged. A lot in Bemidji with a business building thereon, heavily encumbered by mechanic’s and other liens, was a part of the property conveyed to the trustees. The trustees conveyed this lot to defendant Owen, and Owen thereafter collected the rent from the tenants who occupied the building. Thereafter, plaintiffs brought a statutory…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Adams v. AdamsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1878
- Heidel v. BenedictSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Eyre v. City of FaribaultSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Augir v. RyanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Andrews v. School-District No. 4Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
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