Knight v. Schwandt
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment of the district court for Big Stone county in favor of defendant, entered in pursuance of the findings and order of C. L. Brown, J.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
Ejectment. One Mrs. Beardsley, a married woman, was formerly the owner of the premises in dispute. The land was incumbered by a mortgage for $500 and interest, executed by her and her husband. Her husband had deserted her and left the country about a year before. The mortgage had been foreclosed, and she was unable to redeem, and for that reason desirous of selling her equity of redemption. She was sojourning at the house of her brother-in-law, one Frazer, to whom she intrusted, and who in fact conducted, all the negotiations for a sale of her interest to the defendant. In the course of these…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Dobbin v. CordinerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
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