St. Paul Gaslight Co. v. Village of Sandstone
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Pine county, Williston, J., denying its alternative motion for judgment in its favor notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, after the court had directed a verdict in favor of plaintiff.
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Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Pine county, Williston, J., denying its alternative motion for judgment in its favor notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, after the court had directed a verdict in favor of plaintiff. The bonds in question are void, absolutely so, whether in the hands of the first taker or subsequent purchaser, because the bonds were not advertised for sale, as required by Laws 1893, c. 200, § 5. Nor did the legislature ever authorize the village to buy waterworks and pay its bonds therefor. The statute authorizes bonds to be issued for…
1Opinion of the Court
START, O. J.
This action was brought to recover the amount of twelve interest coupons cut from six bonds of the village of Sandstone. Each coupon was for $70. Six of them matured July 1, 1895, and six July 1, 1896. At the close of the evidence the trial court directed a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed, and the defendant appealed from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.
The bonds in question are payable to bearer, and are issued under and by virtue of the provisions of Laws 1893, c. 200 (G. S. 1894, §§ 1.232-1239),…
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- State v. Minnetonka VillageSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- Oelschlegel v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- State ex rel. Childs v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Rosemond v. GrahamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
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