Williams v. Lash
Supreme Court of Minnesota
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OP RAMSEY COUNTY. The following are the facts and conclusions of law found by the Referee in this cause, James Gilfillan, Esq., so far as they are pertinent to the points passed upon and decided by this Court: That at St. Paul, in the then territory of Minnesota, on the 1st day of October, 1856, "William EL Kandall being indebted to one Samuel Mayall, in the sum of seven thousand dollars, made, executed and delivered to the said Mayall a certain…
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ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OP RAMSEY COUNTY. The following are the facts and conclusions of law found by the Referee in this cause, James Gilfillan, Esq., so far as they are pertinent to the points passed upon and decided by this Court: That at St. Paul, in the then territory of Minnesota, on the 1st day of October, 1856, "William EL Kandall being indebted to one Samuel Mayall, in the sum of seven thousand dollars, made, executed and delivered to the said Mayall a certain promissory note, in the words and figures following, to wit: “ $7,000. One year after date, for value received, I promise…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Atwatee, J.
The title of the Defendant in Error to the premises in question depends upon the” validity of the sale and purchase by the board of commissioners of Ramsey county, under the judgment obtained in favor of that county. It becomes therefore necessary to determine whether the county had the power and capacity to purchase under that sale, and whether it obtained any title to the premises by virtue thereof.
A county is a body politic, having a corporate capacity only for particular, specified ends and purposes, and is termed by legal writers a quasi corporation, that is,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Van Hagen v. Van RensselaerNew York Supreme Court · 1820
- People ex rel. Post v. FlemingNew York Supreme Court · 1847
- Todd v. BirdsallNew York Supreme Court · 1823
- Aylesworth v. BrownNew York Supreme Court · 1850
3Cited by8 opinions
- County of Herkimer v. Village of HerkimerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
- North Dakota Horse & Cattle Co. v. SerumgardNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1908
- City of St. Louis ex rel. Murphy v. ClemensSupreme Court of Missouri · 1869
- Tinkcom v. LewisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1874
- Goodnow v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1865
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