Brown v. Jones
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff, Edward D. Brown, from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Canty, J., made April 9, 1892, denying his motion for a new trial.
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Appeal by plaintiff, Edward D. Brown, from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Canty, J., made April 9, 1892, denying his motion for a new trial. While the appeal in Nolander v. Burns, 48 Minn. 13, was pending in this court, Henry C. Belden sold and conveyed to plaintiff his interest in the two lots in Motor Line Addition, Minneapolis, and he commenced this action to determine the adverse claim of Charles J. Burns and the mechanics who did work, and the parties who furnished materials, for constructing the houses thereon. On July 1, 1890, Burns notified plaintiff that he would…
1Opinion of the CourtVanderburgh, J.
The contract which gives rise to the controversy
in this action is the same one which is referred to and construed in Nolander v. Burns, 48 Minn. 13, (50 N. W. Rep. 1016.) Rending that suit, Belden, one of the plaintiffs therein, transferred his interest in the real estate in question to the plaintiff, Brown, who has brought .this action under the statute to determine the adverse claims of the several parties named as defendants. The judgment in the former suit was modified, in conformity with the directions of this court, so as to make it a lien upon the vendee’s interest in the land; only;…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Townshend v. GoodfellowSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Nash v. BrewsterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Colman v. GoodnowSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Nolander v. BurnsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
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