Barnum v. White
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county for an accounting under a contract and for one-half of the amount received by defendants upon the sale of certain land. The case was tried before Dickson, J., who made findings and ordered judgment in favor of plaintiff for $2,050. From an order denying defendants’ motion for a new trial, they appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
Plaintiff, apparently believing himself entitled to some interest in certain lots and in certain vacated streets and alleys in St. Paul, conveyed the same to defendant White, an attorney at law, and at the same time made a contract with said White and defendant Soucheray, which contract contained provisions in substance as follows: First, defendants agreed to take all necessary action to sell and convert said real estate into cash, and to that end that they would “institute and carry forward all necessary suits or proceedings * * * and * * * pay all cost and expense thereof.” Second, it was…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Fritz v. FritzSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Wall v. MeilkeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Wann v. Northwestern Trust Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Layman v. Minneapolis Realty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- St. Anthony Falls Water-Power Co. v. MerrimanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Sommers v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1931
- In Re Trust Under Will of CosgraveSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1948
- Gartner v. GartnerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
- Mahoney v. Minnesota Farmers Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
- Furst & Thomas v. ElliottIdaho Supreme Court · 1936
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