Farnham v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Ejectment. The plaintiff claims title under a quitclaim deed made by one Hope Davis, on November 9,1883. The defendant Thompson claims under a warranty deed made by Hope Davis, by Henry IT. Davis as attorney-in-fact, on April 2,18^, and under a warranty deed, made October 28, 1867, by Levi Butler and wife to the First Presbyterian Church of Minneapolis. The intervenors claim title as the widow and heirs of Levi Butler.
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Ejectment. The plaintiff claims title under a quitclaim deed made by one Hope Davis, on November 9,1883. The defendant Thompson claims under a warranty deed made by Hope Davis, by Henry IT. Davis as attorney-in-fact, on April 2,18^, and under a warranty deed, made October 28, 1867, by Levi Butler and wife to the First Presbyterian Church of Minneapolis. The intervenors claim title as the widow and heirs of Levi Butler. The action was tried before Koon, J., without a jury, in the district court for Hennepin county, and upon the findings of fact, which are stated in the opinion, judgment was…
1Opinion of the Court
Gileillan, C. J.1
This is an action of ejectment, the plaintiff, and defendant Sarah A. Thompson, respectively, and the intervenors, claiming title. The decision was in favor of the intervenors. The appeal is from an order refusing a new trial. In the record brought here are the findings and conclusions of law of the court below, (the cause having been tried without a jury,) and a bill of exceptions containing the rulings of the court on a motion for judgment against the intervenors on the pleadings, and on an objection to the intervenors’ introducing any evidence under their complaint.
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