Legal Opinion

Leach v. Woodhill Realty Co.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided June 8, 1923No. 23,438Published

Action in the district court for Hennepin county to determine adverse claims to vacant and unoccupied, real estate. The case was tried before Molyneaux, J., who when plaintiff rested denied motions of defendants Woodhill Bealty Company and William Hood Dunwoody Industrial Institute to dismiss the action, made findings and ordered judgment in favor of defendants. Plaintiff’s motion for amended and additional findings and conclusions was denied.

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Action in the district court for Hennepin county to determine adverse claims to vacant and unoccupied, real estate. The case was tried before Molyneaux, J., who when plaintiff rested denied motions of defendants Woodhill Bealty Company and William Hood Dunwoody Industrial Institute to dismiss the action, made findings and ordered judgment in favor of defendants. Plaintiff’s motion for amended and additional findings and conclusions was denied. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, plaintiff appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.

Action to determine adverse claims to certain real property in which defendants had judgment and plaintiff appealed.

The land in controversy is composed of several lots which form a part of a platted subdivision of the S. E. £ of the N. W. -J and the N. E. of the N. W. of section 2, town 117 of range 23, in Henne-pin county, known as “Minnetonka Bluffs.” It appears that the land was patented by the government to James B. Brown on Sep*75tember 1, 1860, and tbe title made a matter of record in Hennepin county. Plaintiff claims to bare succeeded to that title by various mesne conveyances. Prior to…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Security Trust Co. v. HeyderstaedtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
  2. Hoyt v. ChapinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
  3. Pine County v. LambertSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
  4. Sperry v. GoodwinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
  5. Webb v. School District No. 3Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1901

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