Steele v. Bond
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendants from a judgment of the municipal court of the city of St. Paul. The case is stated in the opinion. This action is brought upon a written lease, under Gen. St. 1878, c. 84. The right of possession of the plaintiff is shown by the lease, and this is all that is required under the statute. 0People v. Van Nostrand, 9 Wend. 50; People v. Reed, 11 Wend. 157. An equitable défence cannot be pleaded to this action.
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Appeal by defendants from a judgment of the municipal court of the city of St. Paul. The case is stated in the opinion. This action is brought upon a written lease, under Gen. St. 1878, c. 84. The right of possession of the plaintiff is shown by the lease, and this is all that is required under the statute. 0People v. Van Nostrand, 9 Wend. 50; People v. Reed, 11 Wend. 157. An equitable défence cannot be pleaded to this action. See opinion of district court for Bamsey .county in Capehart v. Kennedy, which was argued before the full, bench. Under our statute, this summary proceeding is to try…
1Opinion of the CourtClark, J.
This was a proceeding under the statute relating to-forcible entries and unlawful detainers, brought in the municipal court of the city of St. Paul, for the restitution of two lots of land, alleged to be wrongfully detained from the plaintiff after the expiration of the term of a lease.
The complaint alleges that, on the 15th day of March, 1880, the-plaintiff, by a lease in writing executed by both parties, leased and demised the lots to the defendants for the term of seven months from, the 5th day of November, 1879, at a rental of $700, and that by a provision thereof, the lessor conferred…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- The People Ex Rel. Ainslee v. . HowlettNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Ferguson v. KumlerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1878
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- Nightingale v. BarensWisconsin Supreme Court · 1879
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