Taylor v. Winona & St. Peter Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Blue Earth county, refusing a new trial after a trial before Severance, J., (a jury being waived,) and judgment ordered for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This was an action to recover possession of certain real estate of which plaintiff alleged himself to be the owner in fee. 'The defendant, which entered into possession ih September, 1888, ■denied plaintiff’s title, and alleged title in itself. The plaintiff claims the patent title under an entry of the land by Judge Chatfield as the ■site of the town of Mankato, under the town-site act of May 23,1844, (Rev. St. U. S., tit. 32, c. 8,) and a deed from Chatfield purporting to have been executed by him as trustee, in pursuance of the territorial act of March 3, 1855, (Laws 1855, c. 7; Gen. St.…
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