Legal Opinion
First National Bank of Herman v. Cargill Elevator Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 16, 1923No. 23,285PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDibell, J.
Action for conversion. There was a verdict for plaintiff. The defendant appeals from the order denying its alternative motion for judgment or a new trial.
The defendant is a grain buyer at Herman. In the early part of August, 1921, a tenant farmer living on a farm near the village sold and delivered to the defendant 300 bushels of oats. The plaintiff bank held a mortgage on the farmer’s interest in the grain grown on the 'farm. If the grain bought by the defendant was grown on this farm, and the plaintiff’s mortgage was valid and sufficient as notice, there was a conversion.
The farmer raised…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Oates v. National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Campbell v. WormanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- Johnston Harvester Co. v. ClareSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
- Lassman v. JacobsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Duluth Loan & Land Co. v. KlovdahlSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
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