Holton v. Bowman
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Becker county, to recover for the conversion of wheat, of which plaintiff claimed to be the owner. The action was tried by Stearns, J., without a jury, and judgment ordered for plaintiff. Defendant appeals from an or■der refusing a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtGilfillan, C. J.
Action for converting a large quantity of wheat. 'The court below states, as its findings of fact, that plaintiff was the owner of the wheat, and that defendant converted it, and states the value, and, as a conclusion of law, that plaintiff is entitled to recover *192such value. Upon what state of facts or on what grounds the conclusion as to ownership is based, cannot be told from this meagre finding. The wheat was sown and harvested by plaintiff on land broken by him, and was then taken from him by defendant. There were certain facts as to which there was, at the trial, no controversy. January…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Johnson v. SandhoffSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
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