Ramstadt v. Thunem
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Swift county to recover $1,366.50 for services performed by plaintiff: for the father of defendants. The case was tried before Daly, J., who at the close of the testimony denied defendants’ motion for a directed verdict, and a jury which returned a verdict for $1,111. From an order denying their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
Action to recover of the defendants, heirs of a decedent, to the extent of the property inherited by them, the amount of a claim against the deceased. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendants appeal from the order denying their alternative motion for judgment or a new trial.
1. Jens O. Thunem died on April 16, 1915. His sole property was his homestead. On May 24, 1915, it was decreed by the probate court to the defendants, the heirs at law of the deceased. No order was entered limiting the time for filing claims. The statute provides that when the decedent leaves no…
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