Ekberg v. Swedish-American Publishing Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county on behalf of the Swedish-American Publishing Company. The substance of the complaint and separate answer of defendant Turnblad are given at tbe beginning of tbe opinion. The case was tried before Brooks, J., who made findings in favor of defendant Turnblad.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county on behalf of the Swedish-American Publishing Company. The substance of the complaint and separate answer of defendant Turnblad are given at tbe beginning of tbe opinion. The case was tried before Brooks, J., who made findings in favor of defendant Turnblad. Plaintiff’s motion for a new trial was denied by Hale, J., who also denied a motion for amended findings, on the ground that he, not having heard the evidence, had no power to amend or change the decision of Judge Brooks. From the order denying these motions, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
This action was brought by plaintiff, on behalf of defendant Swedish-American Publishing Company, a corporation, and on behalf of himself as a stockholder, against defendant Swan J. Turnblad, for an accounting and other relief. The corporation was made a party defendant. Another suit between the same parties was consolidated with this by order of the court, and they were tried together. The substance of the allegations of the complaint is that plaintiff was a stockholder in the corporation, which was the owner and engaged in the publication of a newspaper called the Svenska Amerikanska…
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